Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide - Orchard Park

AccordCare; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

AccordCare is seeking dedicated Personal Care Aides/Home Health Aides to provide essential home care services in Buffalo, NY. The role includes assisting patients with daily living activities, ensuring their comfort and safety, and maintaining accurate records. Full-time and part-time positions available, offering competitive hourly wages and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand directions and keep simple records.
• Experience in personal care or homemaking.
• Access to transportation and ability to use the telephone.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bathing, dressing, and grooming patients.
• Plan and serve basic diets; maintain a safe environment.
• Record patient care activities and report changes to supervising nurse.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Independence

Organization

Education

Completion of approved training program in home health services

Approved personal care aide training program

PCA Alternative Competency Demonstration approved by the Department of Health

Job description

Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide - Orchard Park

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Description

We are hiring for PCA and HHA positions!

Job Details

Description

We are hiring for PCA and HHA positions!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $18.10 - $20.00 per hour

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.
• Assist patient with dressing.
• Maintain safe environment.
• Arrange schedule so that the patient follows medical recommendations such as increased physcial 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.
• Dishwashing.
• 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!
  
  

AccordCare and our family of brands (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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Wellness and Fitness Services

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