Personal Care Attendant

Personal Care Attendant (Healthcare)

Current Service

Location:

Metairie

Implements current home health aide services. Receives and reviews Home Health Aide assignment form completed for each individual case. Provides services as outlined by patient plan of care/ assignment sheet. Performs specific patient care tasks as assigned by the Registered Nurse or other qualified staff members.

• Personal Hygiene Care: bathing, shaving, hair care, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination.
• Assistance with activities of daily living: eating, dressing and undressing, positioning and turning, ambulation, transfer to/from bed, chair, toilet; active range of motion exercises.
• Monitoring vital signs: pulse, respiration, temperature, blood pressure.
• Meal planning, preparation and assistance for adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
• Light housekeeping: maintain patient’s immediate environment in a state of cleanliness and safety.

Performs only duties that have been clearly assigned by the Registered Nurse in writing on the aide’s assignment sheet. Ensures quality and safe delivery of home health aide services.

• Notifies RN/Clinical Services Manager/Director of Clinical Services immediately of any change in patient’s condition or circumstances that might indicate the need for a change in duties or require nursing/medical attention.
• Participates in case conferences.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and timely clinical records.
• Communicates patient questions, concerns, and complaints to appropriate individuals in a timely manner.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.

• Implements appropriate infection control and safety measures and reports all hazards or accidents in a timely and accurate manner.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics consistently.
• Uses equipment and supplies safely and efficiently.
• Communicates information regarding patient equipment and supply needs to appropriate individuals consistently and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates accurate and efficient utilization of equipment and supplies.
• Communicates information regarding malfunctioning equipment and/or inadequate supplies to appropriate individuals.