The OWLS Personal Care Assistant is a non-professional employee, trained to provide personal care and related services in the home. He/She functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Care Coordinator.
Qualifications:
- Completion of high school or GED
- Ability to read and write consistent with job requirements
- Completion of 8 hours of basic personal care assistant training program consistent with the OWLS 43 hour Personal Care Attendant Certificate.
- Has received the appropriate PCA training related to the following:
- Methodology of assisting clients to achieve maximum self-reliance
- Principles of nutrition and meal preparation
- Principles of the aging process
- Understanding the emotional problem of illness & long term home care
- Procedures for maintaining a clean, healthful and pleasant environment
- That all changes in client condition must be reported
- Maintaining the ethics and confidentiality of client care
- Cooperate with the healthcare team
- Providing and maintaining appropriate and required records
- Comprehends the basics of personal care, housekeeping and meal preparation
- Shows an interest and concern for people
- Shows good judgment and tact in dealing with the sick
- Practices good hygiene and is neat in personal appearance
- Freedom from health problems that may be injurious to client, self and co-workers and presents the required documents that indicate such appropriate work experience
- Possession of the emotional and mental maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, client’s family, and the personnel of the Company
- Reliability of transportation
Responsibilities:
By following the Service Plan, which has been completed by the Supervisor, the aide provides the following:
- Helps the client to maintain good personal hygiene
- Assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment
- Plans and prepares nutritious meals
- Grocery shops or other errands when instructed to do so by the Supervisor
- Assists the client with ambulation or rehabilitative processes as instructed by Supervisor
- Assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician and approved and supervised by the nurse
- Encourages client independence as indicated
- Attempts to promote client’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest
- Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the client and other members of the household
- Establishes a relationship with client and family which transmits trust and confidentiality
- Prepares a report of visit on the day it is performed and incorporates it into the clinical record weekly
- Reports any change in the client’s mental or physical condition or in his/her home situation to immediate supervisor, the staff nurse, or care coordinator
- Carries out the assignment as instructed by the supervisor and reports to The OWLS when he/she is unable to do so
- Works with personnel of other agencies involved in the client’s care as directed by the Supervisor
- Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment, as instructed.
- Follows universal precautions whenever giving any aspect of client care
- Maintains confidentiality
- Performs ONLY those functions specified for each individual client
- Responds to the physical, emotional and development needs of clients
- Follows emergency procedures in the event of any incident, e.g., accident, injury or significant change in client’s condition
Organizational Relationship:
Reports to Nurse Manager for individual client care and Care Coordinator, on-call Supervisor for overall job performance issues
Functional Abilities:
- Must have a car with required insurance and a state driver’s license or reliable transportation
- Able to communicate verbally and in writing to the extent required by the position
- Able to physically perform the duties required by the position
- Able to travel to prospective clients’ residences
Compensation: The Personal Care Assistant is a non-exempt hourly position that is considered part time, 2-40 hours per week can be possible due to the fluctuating needs of Clients. Hourly rate depends on experience, on services provided, and completion of additional certifications.
As a Community based Company, we value any employee contacts and circles of friends as an extension to The OWLS Community. We have a referral bonus program that you may choose to participate in that is voluntary as we grow our business.