Home Care Aide (HCA) Job Description
Job Description Summary • Affiliated Home Care Aides provide nonmedical service and assistance to a client in their home and communities, who, because of advanced age or physical or mental disability, cannot perform these services. These services enable the client to remain in his or her residence and include, but are not limited to, assistance with the following: bathing, dressing, feeding, exercising, personal hygiene and grooming, transferring, ambulating, positioning, toileting and incontinence care, assisting with medication that the client self-administers, housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, laundry, transportation, correspondence, making telephone calls, shopping for personal care items or groceries, and companionship. • Affiliated Home Care Aides are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies, industry standards, and state regulations. Minimum Eligibility Requirements Qualifications include: • 18 years of age or older; • Clearance Verified on the Home Care Aide Registry; • Current Tuberculosis (TB) certificate; • Valid I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification documents; • Completed “Criminal Record Statement” (LIC 508); • Complete “Personnel Record” (LIC 501) • Complete “Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Suspected Abuse of Dependent Adults and Elders” (SOC 341A) • Current drivers’ license; • Valid vehicle insurance coverage; • Current American Heart Association BLS or HeartSaver/First Aid/AED CPR certification; • Minimum of five (5) hours entry-level training prior to presence with client(s).