Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Job Description
o Be willing to work a minimum of 25 hours per week o Maintain good attendance and timeliness; o Mandatory use of the State AUTHENICARE call-in/call-out system; o Ability to demonstrate job competencies at orientation and annually in on-site evaluation; o Assist member(s) with bath/shower; o Assist member(s) to ambulate or transfer; o Communicate with member(s) and co-workers; o Documentation of work duties; o Light housekeeping; o Follow instructions; o Report skin breakdown, falls or other health related problems to the RN; o Constant ability to bend and lift up to 50 pounds; o Perform PCA in-home visits following the Plan of Care, created by the Case Manager; o Report changes in the member’s physical, mental, or home conditions; o Provide visit documentation that is legible, and is turned in to the office weekly; o Maintain a positive, pleasant and professional relationship with the member(s) and their family; o Maintain a neat appearance; o Demonstrate reliability in completion of assigned tasks; o Demonstrate the ability and willingness to work well with others; present a “team member” positive attitude; o Attend meetings as scheduled; o Complete 12 in-service hours per year; o Complete other assigned tasks as requested.