Personal Care Aide (PCA)/Home Health Aide (HHA)

Always Compassionate; Town of Webster (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks compassionate Personal Care Aides to join their team. This role involves providing essential support to clients, ensuring their comfort and safety while promoting independence. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and a genuine desire to care for others. With a focus on community and quality service, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in people's lives. Join a team that values compassion and innovation in home-based care, and help improve the quality of life for clients every day.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and have a state-approved HHA certificate.
• Genuine interest in caring for the sick and disabled.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal hygiene, dressing, and feeding.
• Report changes in the client's condition to the nursing supervisor.
• Provide emotional support and encourage client independence.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Dependability

Trustworthiness

Education

Certificate from State-approved Home Health Aide training program

Job description

Personal Care Aide (PCA)/Home Health Aide (HHA)

Apply locations: Webster | Job type: Part time | Posted: 4 Days Ago | Requisition ID: JR101006

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Follow the Care Plan provided by the Nursing Supervisor to assist clients with:

• Maintaining a healthy, safe environment, including nutritional and environmental support
• Personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding
• Positioning clients as instructed
• Assisting with treatments and therapies ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor
• Reminding clients to take medications
• Handling bill payments when authorized and documented
• Running errands when authorized, with documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet
• Reporting changes in the client's condition to the agency or nursing supervisor
• Using medical supplies and equipment appropriately
• Providing emotional support and building trusting relationships
• Encouraging client independence

Qualifications/Education:

• Must be 18 years or older
• Certificate from a State-approved Home Health Aide training program, with ongoing in-service education
• Maturity for establishing good work relationships with clients, families, and staff
• Genuine interest and sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled

Home Health Aide Requirements:

• Good interpersonal skills, dependable, trustworthy
• Compliance with all agency policies and regulations
• Maintain in-service requirements as per State and agency standards
• Good listening skills, empathy, sensitivity
• Neat appearance and good personal hygiene
• Maintain good health habits, including regular exams
• Wear an identification badge at work

Functional Abilities:

• Ability to lift, turn, and transfer clients, up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stoop and bend
• Sufficient visual and hearing abilities for communication
• Clear verbal communication
• Provide direct care as per client care plan
• Perform various tasks under supervision

Work Environment:

Exposure to client environments and occasional stress.

The hourly rate ranges from $18.10 to $20.00, based on location and other factors such as experience, education, and credentials.

About Us

Always Compassionate Health offers high-quality community home-based services, combining compassion and innovation to improve patient quality of life. We are one of New York’s leading providers, serving thousands daily through strategically located offices.