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Personal Care Aide
Summary
Title:Personal Care Aide
ID:1093
Location:Erie County / Niagara County
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 have 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 in a stand/pivot method.
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds and operate variety of lifts, including hoyer lifts and Sit-To-Stand.
  • 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, ordinary care of nails and general skin care.
  • Assist with bathing patient in bed, tub or shower.
  • Assist patient to change positions in bed.
  • Assist patient in moving from bed to chair, to wheelchair and in walking.
  • Assist patient with eating.
  • Assist patient with dressing.
  • Maintain safe environment.
  • Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physical 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:
  • Light housekeeping.
  • Making and changing beds.
  • Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient.
  • Dishwashing.
  • Tidying kitchen.
  • Tidying bedroom.
  • Tidying bathroom.
  • Listing needed supplies.
  • Shopping for patient if no other arrangement possible.
  • Personal laundry of patient if no family member able or available; this may include ironing and mending.
  • 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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