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Serve Link Home Care, Inc.

Personal Care Aide PCA

Position Title:

Personal Care Aide

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Department

In-Home Services

Reports to:

In-Home Manager

Job Summary:

Cares for elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in patient’s home by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions:

The following additional duties apply to Personal Care Aides providing advanced personal care only and are supervised by a Registered Nurse in addition to the In-Home Coordinator:

Additional Responsibilities:

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Conforms to all applicable Serve Link Home Care, Inc. policies and procedures.

Participates actively in continuing education and in-services.

Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices.

Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Serve Link Home Care, Inc. policy.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

Age-Related Competencies:

Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age specific patient needs appropriate for this position.

Information Management:

Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.

Risk Management:

Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.

Keeps abreast in changes in health care law.

Maintains Agency/program compliance with local, state and federal laws.

Additional Requirements:

Participates in on-call rotation.

Reliable transportation.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED

NA

Training provided for all workers (minimum of two hours for CNAs). Training may range from 2 hours to 28 hours depending on the experience of the worker and the level of need of care provided (ie. Advanced Personal Care requires additional training for all non-CNA staff).

Driver’s license and proof of current auto liability insurance.

Preferred Position Qualifications:

Experience: 1 year nurse aide or home care aid

License/ Certification: Certified Nurses’ Aides license valid in the state of Missouri

Environmental Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic household chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Due to the varying types of homes served, it is impossible to adequately describe all potential work environments.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision (while driving), and color vision (laundering). Workers may be required to assist a client with mobility and transfers (with or without an assistive device).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.