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Job Description
Job Description
Serve Link Home Care, Inc.
Personal Care Aide PCA
Position Title:
Personal Care Aide
Exemption Status:
Non-Exempt
Department
In-Home Services
Reports to:
In-Home Manager
Job Summary:
Cares for elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in patient’s home by performing the following duties.
Essential Functions:
- Changes bed linens, washes and irons client's laundry, and cleans client's quarters.
- Cleans kitchen and bath fixtures and appliances, dusts and sweeps floors.
- Purchases, prepares, and serves food for client, may require following special prescribed diets.
- Assists clients into and out of bed, wheelchair, to lavatory, and up and down stairs.
- Assists clients with dressing, bathing, toileting and grooming.
- Assists with mobility and transfer for partial weight bearing clients.
- Reads and writes essential correspondence for clients unable to do so for themselves.
- Entertains client, reads aloud, and plays cards or other games with client in cases involving respite care.
- Performs variety of miscellaneous duties as requested such as obtaining household supplies and running essential errands.
- Maintains records of services performed and of apparent condition of client.
- Attends regular in-service meetings on relevant care topics.
The following additional duties apply to Personal Care Aides providing advanced personal care only and are supervised by a Registered Nurse in addition to the In-Home Coordinator:
- Hygiene care for persons with ostomies and catheters.
- Administering bowel programs.
- Application of aseptic dressings.
- Assistance with non-injectable medicines.
- Passive range of motion.
- Assistance with use of transfer devices.
Additional Responsibilities:
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Conforms to all applicable Serve Link Home Care, Inc. policies and procedures.
Participates actively in continuing education and in-services.
Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices.
Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Serve Link Home Care, Inc. policy.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Language Skills:
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Age-Related Competencies:
Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age specific patient needs appropriate for this position.
Information Management:
Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.
Risk Management:
Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.
Keeps abreast in changes in health care law.
Maintains Agency/program compliance with local, state and federal laws.
Additional Requirements:
Participates in on-call rotation.
Reliable transportation.
Minimum Position Qualifications:
- Education:
High school diploma or GED
- Experience:
NA
- Training:
Training provided for all workers (minimum of two hours for CNAs). Training may range from 2 hours to 28 hours depending on the experience of the worker and the level of need of care provided (ie. Advanced Personal Care requires additional training for all non-CNA staff).
- License / Certification:
Driver’s license and proof of current auto liabilit
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