Hybrid PCA/HCA - NEEDED IN RIVERHEAD - DAY SHIFTS, NIGHT SHIFTS, AND OVERNIGHTS bei Always Compassionate

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
By following the Care Plan that has been completed by the Nursing Supervisor, the Personal Care Aide provides assistance with the following:
• Maintaining a healthy, safe environment.
• Providing simple nutritional and environmental support.
• Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding the client.
• Positioning the client when instructed to do so.
• Reminding the client to take medications that are pre- prepared by the family.
• Doing errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
• Reporting any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary.
• The use of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
• Emotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client.
• Encouraging client independence.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:
• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Must have a PCA certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements. This must include evidence of ongoing in-service of six (6) hours of education to maintain the certificate.
• Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family, and agency personnel.
• Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.

A PERSONAL CARE AIDE MUST:
• Get along well with others.
• Be dependable and trustworthy.
• Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain in-service requirements, six (6)hours, as specified in State and agency regulations.
• Enjoy working with others. Be a good listener.
• Have a feeling of empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly. Be sensitive to the feelings of others.
• Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.
• Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.
• Wear a Always Compassionate identification badge while working.

FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES:
• Able to lift, turn and transfer clients
• Able to carry bundles up stairs weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Must be able to stoop and bend.
• Visual / hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
• Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.
• Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.
• Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress.

The hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

$19.10/hr. based on location

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