PCA/HCA - NEEDED IN RIVERHEAD - DAY SHIFTS, NIGHT SHIFTS, AND OVERNIGHTS - Always Compassionate Home Care : Job Details

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. 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 WKDPAPCS If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!