About the job Personal Care Assistant - Remote
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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