PCA and HHA's

ArchCare - Family Home Health Care is seeking Certified PCA's and HHA's to provide high-quality care to our clients in Ulster County and surrounding areas.

• Carry out the agency's mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives within guidelines of Agency policy and position function.
• Interpret and implement the Agency's philosophy to staff and members of the community.
• Participate in the development and implementation of a realistic goal-oriented plan of care.
• Provide personal care and rehabilitative services and assist in activities of daily living as directed by the Director of Clinical Services or the supervising Registered Nurse.
• Follow care plan instructions as directed by Registered Nurse.
• Assist with Administration of Medication:
  • Remind client
  • Reads label
  • Brings medication, supplies, liquids to client
  • Opens container
  • Positions the client
  • Cleans and disposes used materials
  • Stores medication properly
  • Assists with medication ONLY as directed by Registered Nurse.
• Assists with or performs and records Personal Care Functions:
  • Preventive skin care, application of body lotion
  • Bathing
  • Grooming: hair shampoo, beard, nails shave, oral hygiene, teeth and denture care; assist with dressing, applies elastic stockings and cleans eye glasses;
  • Toileting: provides/empties and washes - bedpan, urinal, adult diapers and assists with using the commodes and/or toilets
  • Wound dressing: changes clean dressing (ban-aid, gauze pad and tape) assists Nurse in changing sterile dressing
  • Performs and records simple measures:
    • Blood pressure on arm
    • Vital signs: temperature, plus, and respiration
    • Collect specimens: Stool, urine, sputum (without suctioning)
  • Measure intake and output
  • Test for urine sugar and acetone
  • Weigh client
• Assists with Mobility:
  • Carries out maintenance home exercise program
  • Assists with use of medical supplies and equipment
  • Walking: assist with or without assistive equipment (cane, walker, crutches); walking inside or outside of home, use of safety belt
  • Transferring, sit or stand, or position in bed, chair or wheelchair
• Provides Related Supportive Tasks:
  • Accompanies out of doors and to medical appointments
  • Assists with socialization and recreation activities
  • Assists with completion of personal business activities related to making appointments, telephone calls, or correspondence
  • Observes, records, and reports client's condition
• Provides Environment Support:
  • Make/change bed linen, occupied or unoccupied
  • Light housekeeping: Patient areas to include kitchen, bath, bedroom, etc.
  • Clean up after meal preparation and provision of care, washes and dries dishes
  • Personal laundry: clothing and bed linen, wash, iron, and mend laundry
  • Listing needed supplies, errands, shopping
  • Maintain safe environment and clean patient equipment
• Participates in other activities as necessary:
  • Participates in selected case conferences
  • Maintains daily client's records and timesheet
  • Promptly informs nurse of changes, needs, problems with client's condition and/or environment
  • Additional activities as directed by the nurse

• Must be PCA Certified
• Must have compassion, patience, and maturity to understand and react to client's needs
• Minimum age requirement: 18 years of age

• Ability to work in an office setting, client's home, or a hospice or nursing home facility
• Ability to complete and review records and information provided regarding client care or in-services training
• Must be available for assignments for day or evening hours, or, live-in work if appropriate

Physical activity including but not limited to walking, standing, running, twisting, stooping, kneeling, climbing ladders or stairs, crouching, lifting, balancing, reaching, and crawling is required.

Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.

May be required to lift, pull, push, bend, drag, and squat for periods of time.

HHA will be exposed to virus, disease, and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.

HHA will be required to work at client's home or a specified facility and be responsible for own

scheduling needs may on include last minute changes, rotating shifts, standby, and fill in work.

If you are a Certified PCA or HHA interested in this opportunity, please contact HR Coordinator Gillian Barrett at (845).