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:
Changes bed linens, washes and irons client's laundry, and cleans client's quarters.Cleans kitchen and bath fixtures and appliances, dusts and sweeps floors.Purchases, prepares, and serves food for client, may require following special prescribed diets.Assists clients into and out of bed, wheelchair, to lavatory, and up and down stairs.Assists clients with dressing, bathing, toileting and grooming.Assists with mobility and transfer for partial weight bearing clients.Reads and writes essential correspondence for clients unable to do so for themselves.Entertains client, reads aloud, and plays cards or other games with client in cases involving respite care.Performs variety of miscellaneous duties as requested such as obtaining household supplies and running essential errands.Maintains records of services performed and of apparent condition of client.Attends regular in-service meetings on relevant care topics.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:
Hygiene care for persons with ostomies and catheters.Administering bowel programs.Application of aseptic dressings.Assistance with non-injectable medicines.Passive range of motion.Assistance with use of transfer devices.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:
Language Skills:Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.Ability to write simple correspondence.Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.Mathematical Skills:Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Reasoning Ability:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.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:
Education:High school diploma or GED
Experience:NA
Training: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).
License / Certification: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.
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Physical Therapist Assistant
Exemption Status:
Non-Exempt
Department:
Physical Therapy Assistant
Job Summary:
Provide professional physical therapy to patients in an in-home setting or in our Physical Therapy Department. Assists in the rehabilitation and restoration of normal body functions following illness or injury.
Requires supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist.
Essential Functions:
Performs planned services that are delegated and supervised by the Physical Therapist to meet the patient’s goals and needs.Help patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises, instructing, encouraging and assisting patients in performance of physical activities, such as ambulatory function, activities and daily living activities and use of support devices as needed.Follow the Plan of Care while adhering to Agency policy under the supervision of the Physical Therapist.Meets regularly with the PT to update client progress and needs.Maintains patient rights and dignity.Completes and submits documentation timely and accurately according to Agency policy.Additional Responsibilities:
Performs other duties as assigned or requestedConforms to all applicable Serve Link Home Care, Inc. policies and proceduresParticipates actively in continuing education and in-servicesMaintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practicesAssumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Agency policy
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or employees of the organizationAbility to compute rate, ratio, and percent.Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Ability to solve practical problems ad deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Age-Related Competencies:
Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needsappropriate for this position
Risk Management:
Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigationsKeeps abreast of changes in health care lawMaintains Agency/program compliance with local, state and federal laws as well as state accreditation standards
Minimum Position Qualifications:
Education: PTA graduate of school accredited by Commission on Accreditation for Physical TherapyTraining: Appropriate competency assessments completedLicense/Certification: Current licensure from applicable State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners;CPR certification; Current driver’s license and proof of auto liability insurance
Preferred Position Qualifications:
Experience: 1 year in a rehab setting
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.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function 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 frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The therapist must be fully mobile in order to assist patients with their
Mobility and activities or daily living. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
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