Patient Care Attendant

3 weeks ago


Orange, United States Riceland Healthcare Full time

**SUMMARY**

Patient care attendants help patients who are unable to take care of themselves or perform regular daily routines. This can include taking care of the elderly, disabled, chronically ill, or otherwise impaired.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Adhere to the standards of the policy and procedures of the agency.
- Cannot have same schedule/overlapping with one or more agencies.
- Must report in when your NOT able to work.
- Must call from client/individual consumer home to report IN/OUT every day worked.
- Under NO circumstances is an attendant to transport a client/individual/consumer in a vehicle.
- Under NO circumstances is a attendant to give medications or shots.
- Perform personal task: Bathing, Dressing, Grooming, Feeding, Exercising, Toileting, Positioning, Assist with self-administration of meds, Routine hair and skin care, Transfer or ambulation of clients, Shopping, Escort, Laundry, Meal Preparation, and Cleaning.
- Household services essential to healthcare at home.
- Promotes the client/individual/consumer mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.
- Establish a relationship with the client/individual/consumer and family which transmit trust and confidentiality.
- Reports any change in the client/individual/consumer mental or physical condition or in-home situation to the supervisor at once.

**PHYSICAL/MENTAL/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB**:

- Must be able to stand up to (4) hours in a day while working on various surfaces in a client’s home, as well as, walking throughout a client’s home.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to thirty (30) pounds, such as groceries and cleaning supplies.
- Must be able to push/pull patients in wheelchairs and lift on occasional basis.
- Must be able to climb stairs up to 2 levels of stairs daily while making visits.

**JOB DESCRIPTION: PCA**
- Must be able to balance while assisting clients to walk and climb stairs daily while performing client care activities.
- Must be able to bend, twist, use rotating motions and reach while performing various client care activities.
- Overall environment: May be exposed to various heats, colds, wet, humid conditions while traveling to various client’s homes. Must be able to comply with infection control procedures. May be confronted from time to time with animals of clients. Client’s home may have atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dust, gases and /or poor ventilations.
- Must be alert ad able to identify hazards, should one occur, in order to avoid them, by reporting immediately or, if detected, to take corrective measures.

Pay: $8.25 - $8.50 per hour

Weekly schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Caregiving: 1 year (preferred)

License/Certification:

- CPR Certification (preferred)

Work Location: Multiple locations


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