About This Role
Caring for clients and building meaningful relationships with them is at the heart of this Home Health Aide or Personal Care Assistant role. The position involves providing essential daily support to seniors and adults with disabilities, ensuring their comfort and well-being.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene (toileting, bathing, care of mouth, skin, and hair), ambulation, eating, dressing, and shaving
- Perform light housekeeping and other household chores
- Prepare meals
- Assist with the change of ostomy appliances
- Reinforce non-sterile dressings
- Assist with the use of devices for aid in daily living (cane, walker, wheelchair, or lift device)
- Assist with prescribed range of motion exercises
- Assist with self-administered simple urine tests for sugar, acetone, or albumin (may not interpret results)
- Measure and prepare special diets
- Measure intake and output
- Take vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure)
- Apply an external (condom-type) catheter
- Assist with the application of arm sling, arm splint, or leg splint
Requirements
- High school degree or a G.E.D. certificate
- Six months of experience as a Home Health Aide (HHA) or Personal Care Assistant (PCA) in health care (in homes or facilities)
- Successful completion of a State-approved Nurse Aide or Home Health Aide (HHA) or Personal Care Assistant (PCA) course
- Successful completion of a Competency Evaluation that meets the State licensing law for home health agencies
- Sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick
- Ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job
- Current CPR Certificate is recommended
- Meets the requirements for employees providing direct patient care
- Read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
- Valid driver’s license and use of an insured automobile for work or access to adequate transportation
Benefits
- Flexible schedules
- Bi-weekly pay
- Mobile clock in/out
- Work close to home (serve seniors in your own community)
- Ongoing training and development, including a library of senior care reference materials and on-the-job training for unique client situations
- Paid travel time in between clients and paid mileage
- Extremely positive work environment
- Recognition, celebrations, and team interactions
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) provided
