Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Job Description
Responsibilities
● Follow instructions for client care written by the professional required for the services provided and document care provided
● Help with prescribed exercises which the client and in-home aide has been taught by appropriate professional personnel
● Provide or assist with personal care, including but not limited to bathing, care of mouth, skin and hair, eating and toileting
● Assist with ambulation and dressing
● Assist client with self-administration of medications which are ordered by a physician or other person authorized by state law to prescribe
● Perform incidental household services, which are essential to the client’s care at home
● Observe and document changes in the client’s condition, family situation or needs to the appropriate health care professional
● Document on the timesheet tasks completed each day worked
● NOTE: At moderate risk for exposure: see agency Exposure Control Plan
Organization Relationships
● The in-home nurse aide works directly under the RN Supervisor
Job Qualifications
Education and Training
● High school diploma or GED
● Current Nurse Aide Registry required on certain cases
● Prefer current First AID/CPR
● Negative TB test within the last year
Credentials and/or Skills
Able to lift/transfer/move objects weighing up to 60 lbs. alone with no assistance
Experience
● Minimum one -year experience preferred