Personal Care Assistant
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Virginia Health Services Home Health Care,is currently hiring Full Time and Part Time, Personal Care Assistants!Report to: The Personal Care Program Coordinator and the Registered Nurse in charge of the patients case.Job Duties (include, but are not limited to the following):Gives personal care to patients; including, but not limited to, bathing, shampoo, shaving, mouth care and skin care.Provides companionshipAssists patient with ambulation, transfers, and exercise.Performs household services essential to health care at home.Cares for patients surroundings as necessary to maintain a safe environment.Gives medication reminders on medications that are ordinarily self-administered.Reports to the agency changes in the patients condition and needs.Attends all mandatory in-service programs and staff meetings.Complies with Homecare Agency Compliance Plan.Complies with Homecare Agencys Infection Control Policies.Complies with Homecare Agencys HIPAA Policies.Working Environment:Field experience may expose employee to temperature extremes, physical injury by patient, family, animal or other in the community, unsafe environment or exposure to infectious diseases and offensive odors.Equipment and Supplies: Prudent and efficient use of routine office supplies and equipment. Prudent and efficient use of routine medical supplies, nursing bag contents, sphygmomanometer and stethoscope, instrument packs. All the preceding items should be protected from theft and weather at all times. Knowledge and Competency: Must demonstrate basic knowledge of all procedures included in the Home Health Aide job description. Must have the ability to follow instructions from the Nursing Supervisor and other professional staff. Ability to communicate effectively with managers, patients, families and co-workers. Must have effective means oftransportation, which will enable employee to make visits to patients. Must be able to assess safety of home situations for self, patients, and other staff members, including physical and psychological dangers. Must have the ability to effectively cope with patients, families and all others with varying backgrounds. Maintains confidentiality of information relating to patient. Will discuss only those aspects necessary to care and treatment of patient with those directly involved in the patients care.Physical Demands: Must be able to complete all physical demands of the job, which may include, but not be limited to: the ability to lift and transfer patients, carry supplies, and read normal typewritten print. Have corrected vision and hearing within normal range and have manual dexterity with normal range of motion of all extremities.Work Ethic: Complies with the Homecare Agency dress code, projects a professional attitude toward self, patients, and other staff members, and follows department public relation policies regarding outside speaking and professional affiliations, clearing all such requests through Homecare Agency.May be requested to work weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime. Must be able to work alone without usual support systems immediately available in acute care settings. Must have the ability to deal with abrupt schedule changes and to maintain objectivity in coping with the stress of working with acute, chronic and terminally ill patients.-