Personal Care Aide
Summary
Title: | Personal Care Aide |
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ID: | 1015 |
Location: | Lancaster / Elma |
Description
STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY:
The Personal Care Aide is a person who, under professional supervision, provides patients assistance with nutritional and environmental support as an extension of self-directed patients.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
•   Successful completion of an approved training program in home health services, or
•   An approved personal care aide training program, or
•   PCA Alternative Competency Demonstration (ACD) approved by the Department of Health, or
•   An equivalent exam approved by the Department.
Specific:
•   Is able to read, write, understand and carryout directions or instructions, record messages and to keep simple records.
•   Sympathetic attitude toward providing services for patients at home who home medical problems.
•   Access to utilization of public or private transportation system.
•   Ability to communicate information concerning a patient’s condition clearly.
•   Is able to use the telephone, good communication skills.
•   Functions independently with minimal supervision.
•   Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients
•   Ability to relate to and work the various personality styles, ill, disabled and elderly.
•   Read, write and communicate in English.
•   Maturity, emotional and mental stability.
•   Experience in personal care or homemaking.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•   Plan, purchase, prepare and serve basic diets.
•   Assist with care of teeth and mouth.
•   Assist with grooming – care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and general skin care.
•   Assist with bathing patient in bed, tub or shower.
•   Assist patient with eating.
•   Assist patient with dressing.
•   Maintain safe environment.
•   Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physcial activity.
•   Report changes in the patient’s needs and conditions to the supervising nurse.
•   Keep simple records.
•   Perform incidental household tasks essential to the patient’s health needs, such as:Â
-Â Â Â Light housekeeping.
-Â Â Â Making and changing beds.
-Â Â Â Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient.
-Â Â Â Dishwashing.
-Â Â Â Tidying kitchen.
-Â Â Â Tidying bedroom.
-Â Â Â Tidying bathroom.
-Â Â Â Listing needed supplies.
-Â Â Â Shopping for patient if no other arrangement possible.
-Â Â Â Personal laundry of patient if no family member able or available; this may include ironing and mending.
-Â Â Â Sending linen to laundry.
•   Record patient care activities daily.
•   Participate in case conferences.
•   Prioritize work/care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed as assigned.
•   Utilizes universal precautions and infection control techniques as necessary.
•   AIDES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ADMINISTER ANY MEDICATIONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
ACCOUNTABILITY:
•   Registered Nurse
•   Director of Clinical Services
•   Scheduler/Coordinator
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The Personal Care Aide is a person who, under professional supervision, provides patients assistance with nutritional and environmental support as an extension of self-directed patients.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
•   Successful completion of an approved training program in home health services, or
•   An approved personal care aide training program, or
•   PCA Alternative Competency Demonstration (ACD) approved by the Department of Health, or
•   An equivalent exam approved by the Department.
Specific:
•   Is able to read, write, understand and carryout directions or instructions, record messages and to keep simple records.
•   Sympathetic attitude toward providing services for patients at home who home medical problems.
•   Access to utilization of public or private transportation system.
•   Ability to communicate information concerning a patient’s condition clearly.
•   Is able to use the telephone, good communication skills.
•   Functions independently with minimal supervision.
•   Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients
•   Ability to relate to and work the various personality styles, ill, disabled and elderly.
•   Read, write and communicate in English.
•   Maturity, emotional and mental stability.
•   Experience in personal care or homemaking.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•   Plan, purchase, prepare and serve basic diets.
•   Assist with care of teeth and mouth.
•   Assist with grooming – care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and general skin care.
•   Assist with bathing patient in bed, tub or shower.
•   Assist patient with eating.
•   Assist patient with dressing.
•   Maintain safe environment.
•   Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physcial activity.
•   Report changes in the patient’s needs and conditions to the supervising nurse.
•   Keep simple records.
•   Perform incidental household tasks essential to the patient’s health needs, such as:Â
-Â Â Â Light housekeeping.
-Â Â Â Making and changing beds.
-Â Â Â Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient.
-Â Â Â Dishwashing.
-Â Â Â Tidying kitchen.
-Â Â Â Tidying bedroom.
-Â Â Â Tidying bathroom.
-Â Â Â Listing needed supplies.
-Â Â Â Shopping for patient if no other arrangement possible.
-Â Â Â Personal laundry of patient if no family member able or available; this may include ironing and mending.
-Â Â Â Sending linen to laundry.
•   Record patient care activities daily.
•   Participate in case conferences.
•   Prioritize work/care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed as assigned.
•   Utilizes universal precautions and infection control techniques as necessary.
•   AIDES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ADMINISTER ANY MEDICATIONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
ACCOUNTABILITY:
•   Registered Nurse
•   Director of Clinical Services
•   Scheduler/Coordinator
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