Personal Care Assistant - Home Health PCA

High Country Home Care; Newland (NC); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

401(k) with company match

Flexible schedule

Paid Time Off for Full Time

Bereavement Pay

Bonuses

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life insurance

Holiday Pay

Continuing education assistance

Résumé du poste

High Country Home Care in Newland, NC is seeking a Personal Care Assistant to provide essential in-home support for clients managing daily activities and health needs.

You will assist with mobility, personal hygiene, meal preparation and companionship while adhering to RN-verified care plans. Flexible scheduling and a strong benefits package are available.

Qualifications

• Competency demonstrated and verified by RN before performing.
• Experience with basic home health tasks preferred; 0–6 months acceptable.
• 44–59 classroom hours or on-the-job training preferred.

Responsabilités

• Assist ambulatory client with mobility and toileting.
• Provide basic first aid and skin care.
• Assist with personal hygiene and grooming.
• Assist with bathing and transfers.
• Support meal preparation and light housekeeping.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.

Connaissances

Ace bandages/TEDs/binders

Prosthetic devices handling

Vital signs monitoring

Formation

High School graduate or equivalent

44–59 hours classroom or training preferred

Minimum 18 years of age

Experience: 0–6 months

Description du poste

Personal Care Assistant - Home Health PCA

About High Country Home Care:

Professional in-home care is much preferred when you, or a loved one, are recovering from a sudden loss of health. Clients who suffer from chronic illnesses agree the warmth and familiarity of home makes life more comfortable and manageable. High Country Home Care has been a source for quality in-home services in Newland and surrounding areas for over 30 years.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist ambulatory client with mobility and toileting

• Provide care for normal, unbroken skin

• Assist with personal hygiene by setting up the supplies needed for the client to complete hair and scalp grooming and fingernail grooming

• Assist with bathing by assisting in and out of shower, tub and basin

• Shave client

• Provide basic first aid

• Make unoccupied bed

• Assist limited function client with dressing

• Assist with meal preparation and cutting up food for client

• Assist in and encourage physical activities and/or prescribed exercises

• Assist with following budget prepared by case manager

• Assist to find/use community services

• Perform reading and writing tasks

• Provide companionship/emotional support

• Demonstrate and assist with basic housekeeping tasks (sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, dishes, etc)

• Assist in organizing household routine

• Assist in purchasing clothing or other household items

• Assist with planning and preparing proper meals

Skills [must have competency demonstrated and verified by RN before performing]

• Apply Ace bandages, TED’s, binders

• Apply/remove prosthetic devices for stable clients

• Assist client with self-monitoring of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and weight

Education/Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred

• Forty-four (44) to fifty-nine (59) hours classroom and/or documented on the job training preferred.

• Minimum 18 years of age.

• Experience: 0 – 6 months

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match

• Flexible schedule

• Paid Time Off for Full Time

• Bereavement Pay

• Bonuses

• Dental and Vision Insurance

• Life insurance

• Holiday Pay

• Continuing education assistance

Schedule

• Day shift, Evening shift

• Monday to Friday

• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN