Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide - Rochester, NY

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

Job summary

AccordCare is seeking Personal Care Aides/Home Health Aides in Rochester, NY. This role involves providing essential support to patients at home, assisting with daily living activities and ensuring their comfort. We offer both full-time and part-time opportunities, emphasizing a caring approach and strong communication skills. Join a team focused on quality care and employee satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of personal care aide training program.
• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
• Experience in personal care or homemaking.

Responsibilities

• Assist with grooming, bathing, and dressing patients.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients.
• Report changes in patient conditions to supervising nurse.

Skills

Communication

Ability to work independently

Maturity

Education

Completion of approved training program in home health services

Job description

Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide - Rochester, NY

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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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