Role and Responsibilities

Provide personal care and supportive services to individuals in the community , in the privacy of their home.

Essential Functions

• Ensure the safety of the client , cli ent’s family and/or the employee.

• Maintain HIP A A.

• Provide one’s own transportation to and from client visits/ assignments and arrive promptly to all assigned HCR work locations.

• Commit to be available for work and accept assignments when offered.

• Be able to speak and write in English , in order to follow the plan of care, communicate effectively with client and interdisciplinary team.

• Provide personal care and companionship to a client with health care needs , in his/her home.

• Attend ongoing in-service programs to maintain certification.

• Other duties as assigned.

  This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

  Education Requirements

• High school graduate required .

  Qualifications and Requirements

• PCA certification in good standing according to NYS regulations.

• Must be mature and able to deal effectively with the job and its demands.

• Must be respectful of the client’s rights and treat a client and his/her belongings with dignity and respect.

• Have a sympathetic attitude towards the care of the sick and disabled.

  Additional Information

• You are expected to work your agreed - upon availability for 6 months at a time. All changes to your availability require s your manager’s approval.

• 24 - hour cases require an aide to be in the home at all times . I f you agree to accept a 24 - hour case , you are expected to remain in the home until the aide covering the following shift arrives. If you are not able to commit to this requirement , please do not accept a 24 - hour case assignment.

• Working conditions may expose the home health aide and/or personal care aide to smoke, pets and other allergens .

• Potentially hazardous materials such as those found in cleaning agents and other chemicals may be stored in a client’s home.

• HCR offers a paid CNA to HHA transition class for new hires that currently hold a valid NYS CNA certificate , with the expectation that graduates will remain employed with HCR Home Care for a minimum of one year.

  Work Environment

  The Personal Care Aide is primarily in a non-office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.

  The working conditions are classified as medium work:

• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Medium work involves sitting and standing.

  Physical Requirements

  The following is a description of the physical requirements on a daily basis for the PCA . While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly expected to:

• Stand

• Sit

• Hear

• Walk

• Talk

• Stoop or kneel

• Repetitive motion

  This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

  EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran