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About the Role
Home Health Aides and Personal Care Aides are unlicensed, non-professional workers supervised by health personnel. The HHA/PCA is a member of the home health services team, working under the guidance and supervision of an RN to assess resident needs and collaborate with the team. Duties may be adjusted by the supervising nurse based on resident needs and aide's abilities. The aide is expected to continuously develop their skills.
Responsibilities
- Assist with showering, hair combing/shampooing, and denture/mouth care.
- Perform bed making for unoccupied beds.
- Assist with dressing, including upper and lower extremities, shoes, and socks.
- Apply and remove TED stockings.
- Provide special care as assigned by RN or therapist, including TPR, assisting with demonstrated exercises, and assisting with the use of appliances like wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and hearing aids.
- Assist only with medications and record on MORs.
- Instill simple, routine eyedrops.
- Observe and record diabetic resident's self-administration of blood sugars and insulin.
- Cue and remind residents for meals, activities, and toileting as needed.
- Perform light housekeeping duties to maintain a healthful, safe environment, including laundry, cleaning the refrigerator, picking up trash/waste, and cleaning resident equipment.
- Promote resident's mental alertness through conversation, reading, games, and other activities.
- Report any changes in resident's mental or physical condition to the responsible nurse.
- Provide simple emotional and psychological support to residents as needed.
- Accurately record completion of assigned duties in personal care logs.
- Perform duties according to ethical and moral standards, adhering to the facility's corporate compliance plan and applicable laws.
- Adhere to the facility's confidentiality statement regarding protected health information (PHI).
- Perform other duties assigned by LPN, RN, or Vice President of Assisted Living Services.
Requirements
- Must be certified as HHA or PCA to be considered.
- Must successfully complete an approved training course or have documented evidence of completion of an equivalency exam approved by NYSDOH.
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Must show maturity, emotional, and mental stability.
- Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
- Must be able to speak the predominant language of residents.
- Must understand and carry out directions and instructions.
- Must be able to record messages and keep simple records.
- Must have a sympathetic attitude towards providing services for residents.
- Must have good physical health as indicated by documentation in the personnel file.
- Must participate in 12 hours of in-service education per year as required by NYS regulations.
Skills
- Providing personal care
- Light housekeeping
- Promoting mental alertness
- Emotional and psychological support
- Accurate record-keeping
- Adherence to ethical standards
- Confidentiality
Location
- New Hartford, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Part-Time
Education Level
- High School
Salary/Compensations
- $19.00 - $21.00 Hourly
About the Company
- Cedarbrook Village Incorporated