Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Job Description
Here at Gail's Homecare, it is our mission to provide our clients with exceptional home care services in giving them the optimum wellness that they deserve. For us to achieve that, we make sure to hire dedicated and compassionate professionals who can provide excellent quality care possible to our patients. If this is you, then Gail's HomeCare is who you're looking for. Responsibilities: -Provide continuous companionship for the client while on duty -Provide personal hygiene assistance for clients or those recovering from surgeries, injuries or accidents by attending to their basic needs, such as showering, bathing, dressing and eating -Assist with personal care and hygiene, plan and prepare meals and help with physical therapy exercises -Observe the client’s general physical, emotional and mental condition and report all changes to RN -Provide medication reminders and supervise the self-administration of medication -Perform housekeeping duties and report any unusual incidents -Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency -Maintains strict confidentiality of client, family, and caregiver information -Maintains good personal hygiene and must be neat in appearance. Qualifications: -High school graduation or GED required. -Ability to read, write, follow instructions and complete training or pass competency assessment, as appropriate, for understanding needs of populations served, i.e., -Basic meal preparation -Provision of transportation services -Housekeeping -Home safety -Handle emergencies in the home and infection control -Evidence of sympathetic attitude toward care elderly -Evidence of maturity and ability to deal effectively with job demands -Good verbal communications skills required. -Attend (8) hours of personal care oriented in services per year. -Shall have a criminal history check conducted prior to being offered work with this agency. -Ability to work closely supervised to ensure competence in providing client care. Apply now!