Personal Care Aide / Home Health Aide - Dunkirk

We are hiring for PCA and HHA positions in the Dunkirk, NY area!

Guaranteed 40 hours per week

Pay: $19.00 per hour

BENEFITS:

• Weekly pay
• Paid time off – earn one hour for every 30 hours worked
• Industry-leading training
• Bonus pay opportunities

STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY:

The Personal Care Aide is a person who, under professional supervision, provides patients assistance with nutritional and environmental support as an extension of self-directed patients.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• Successful completion of an approved training program in home health services, or
• An approved personal care aide training program, or
• PCA Alternative Competency Demonstration (ACD) approved by the Department of Health, or
• An equivalent exam approved by the Department.

Specific:

• Is able to read, write, understand and carryout directions or instructions, record messages and to keep simple records.
• Sympathetic attitude toward providing services for patients at home who home medical problems.
• Access to utilization of public or private transportation system.
• Ability to communicate information concerning a patient’s condition clearly.
• Is able to use the telephone, good communication skills.
• Functions independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to move intermittently throughout the work day, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients.
• Ability to relate to and work the various personality styles, ill, disabled and elderly.
• Read, write and communicate in English.
• Maturity, emotional and mental stability.
• Experience in personal care or homemaking.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, purchase, prepare and serve basic diets.
• Assist with care of teeth and mouth.
• Assist with grooming – care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and general skin care.
• Assist with bathing patient in bed, tub or shower.
• Assist patient with eating and dressing.
• Maintain safe environment.
• Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physical activity.
• Report changes in the patient’s needs and conditions to the supervising nurse.
• Keep simple records.
• Perform incidental household tasks essential to the patient’s health needs, such as:
  • Light housekeeping.
  • Making and changing beds.
  • Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient.
  • Tidying kitchen.
  • Tidying bedroom.
  • Tidying bathroom.
  • Listing needed supplies.
  • Shopping for patient if no other arrangement possible.
  • Personal laundry of patient if no family member able or available; this may include ironing and mending.
  • Sending linen to laundry.
• Record patient care activities daily.
• Participate in case conferences.
• Prioritize work/care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed as assigned.
• Utilizes universal precautions and infection control techniques as necessary.
• AIDES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ADMINISTER ANY MEDICATIONS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Registered Nurse
• Director of Clinical Services
• Scheduler/Coordinator

Health Force is a premier in-home personal care company providing services to people of all ages and levels of need. A better quality of care comes from exceptional caregivers and AccordCare only hires the best! AccordCare is an employee-friendly company. We focus on our employees to ensure they have a healthy work and life balance. Our employees become our family, and through excellent training and support, they are ready to serve our clients with a fresh perspective on successful aging.

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