Personal Care Aide (PCA) (CNA)

Offering competitive pay with shift differential, 9 paid holidays, on-the-job training, Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Retirement, Short and Long-term disability benefits, Critical Illness, Accident and Life Insurance.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Must possess a Personal Care Aide certificate from an approved program or be a Certified Nursing Assistant licensed with the Virginia Board of Nursing and be in good standing. Prefer experience in providing personal care assistance to patients.

SUMMARY: Medicaid Personal Care Services are long-term maintenance, supportive services to enable individuals to remain in the home, as opposed to institutional or nursing home placement. Provides services such as assisting with Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, and reporting changes in client's conditions and needs.

Use of therapeutic interpersonal skills in all contacts in the work setting is required. Personal care service provides assistance with personal hygiene, while supporting the client’s physical, emotional, and nutritional needs, along with environmental maintenance necessary for clients to remain in their home. Problems encountered range from routine to complex in nature; significant public contact is required and position requires independent decision-making and action.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

7. Assists individual with self-administered medications; may remind the individual of

medications at prescribed times; doesn’t include pouring of, determining dosage of,

instilling, injecting, or applying medications in any form.

8. Provides supervision for those individuals who require the physical presence of an aide to

insure their safety during times when no other support system is available.

9. Provides routine wound care that does not include sterile technique, may wash with soap

and water and apply a non-sterile bandage.

10. Obtain and report vital signs: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, 02 saturation, and weight. Recognize and report significant changes in client.

11. Provide light housekeeping of the individual's main living areas (bed, living, kitchen and

bathrooms), to sweep, mop, dust, change bed linens.

12. Lists supplies needed for purchase to grocery shop, and assist with mail if no caregiver

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Must be physically able to perform duties, often lifting 20-40 lbs. or more unassisted, frequent bending, stooping, reaching, stair climbing, or positioning of clients.
2. Ability to understand and carry out exact oral or written instructions without close or constant supervision.
3. Must possess and maintain an electronic device capable of sending and receiving email, to record worked time, and for production of aide record.
4. Must possess good interpersonal skills to remain professional, ethical, and courteous to effectively deal with clients and maintain strict confidentiality.
5. Must provide own personal transportation in work capacity.
6. Ability to successfully complete all assigned trainings/evaluations/competencies/license as required by the agency, and for no less than (12) hours annually.
7. Must be telephone accessible and willing to work flexible hours throughout the service area.
8. Must maintain bank account for direct deposit of wages earned.