Personal Care Attendant Oak Ridge, TN

Qualifications

- Working knowledge of the home health care program and previous experience providing home health visits preferred.

- Ability to read and write consistent with job requirements.

- Has received the appropriate PCA training related to the following:

- Methodology of assisting clients to achieve maximum self-reliance.

- Principles of nutrition and meal preparation.

- Understanding the emotional problems of illness & long term home care.

- Procedure for maintaining a clean, healthful and pleasant environment.

- That all changes in client condition must be reported to the nurse.

- Maintaining the ethics and confidentiality of client care.

- Cooperate with the health care team.

- Providing and maintaining appropriate and required records.

- Comprehends the basics of personal care, housekeeping and meal preparation.

- Shows an interest and concern for people.

- Practices good hygiene and is neat in personal appearance.

- Freedom from health problems that may be injurious to client, self and co-workers and presents the required documents that indicate such.

- Possession of the emotional and mental maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, client’s family, and the personnel of the Agency.

- Reliability of transportation.

- Valid TN Driver’s License.

- Auto insurance as required by agency.

- Safe driving record.

• Helps the client to maintain good personal hygiene.
• Assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment.
• Plans and prepares nutritious meals. Provides for patient/client shopping needs and completes other out of home errands when instructed to do so by the supervisor.
• Assists client with ambulation.
• Encourages the client to become as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan.
• Attempts to promote client’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.
• Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the client and other members of the household.
• Establishes a relationship with client and family, which transmits trust and confidentiality.
• Prepares a report of his/her visit on the day it is performed and incorporates it into the clinical record weekly.
• Reports any changes in the client’s mental or physical condition or in the home situation to her/his immediate supervisor.
• Carries out her assignment as instructed by the Supervisor and reports when he/she is unable to do so.
• Works with personnel of other agencies in the client’s care as directed by the supervisor.
• Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the client, according to the Plan of Care.
• Follows universal precautions when giving any aspects of client care.
• Maintains confidentiality of information related to business practices, business activities, and personnel.
• Performs ONLY those functions as specified for each individual client