Personal Care Assistant

Full Job Description

Job Description:

Right at Home Northshore Long Island, In-Home Care & Assistance is seeking to hire certified Home Health Aides/ Personal Care Aides to join a dynamic care team providing clinical expertise in-home. You can make a difference in your career by helping people stay in the comfort of their homes. We are one of the top-rated agencies in the area. We also recently received the 2021 Employer of Choice Award by Home Care Pulse, and a 2021 Caring Star Top Rating.

Benefits:

• Health and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Flexible scheduling
• $100 bonus with each referral
• Caregiver recognition and rewards

Responsibilities and Duties:

Licensed caregivers (HHAs/PCAs) will provide the following types of services to our clients:

• Assisting with ADLs and IADLs
• Ambulation
• Bathing
• Personal hygiene
• Continence/ toileting
• Dressing/ shaving
• Eating/feeding
• Transferring
• Prepares meals and snacks according to instructions
• Accompany patient on errands or medical appointments
• Performs housekeeping activities including, but are not limited to vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry, and cleaning bathroom

Performs client-specific activities that are taught by a Right at Home nurse includes, but are not limited to:

• Medication reminders
• Assisting with the prescribed range of motion exercises
• Measuring and preparing special diets
• Understanding dementia care
• Incontinence care

Qualifications and Skills:

• HHA/ PCA certification
• High school graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred
• Experience as a caregiver preferred, but not required; experience can be in personal homes or facilities
• The ability to read, write, speak and understand English is required
• Possess a valid drivers license and insured automobile is a plus but not required