The personal care attendant is an employee, trained to provide personal care and related services in the home. He/She functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Director or the Assistant Director of Patient Services and/or the RN Team Leader.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Completion of a basic aide training program consistent with state requirements,
if any, which include hospital experience and for which a certificate has been
obtained.
- Working knowledge of the home health care program and previous experience
providing home health visits preferred.
- Ability to read and write consistent with job requirements.
- Has received the appropriate PCA training related to the following:
- Methodology of assisting clients to achieve maximum self-reliance.
- Principles of nutrition and meal preparation.
- Principles of the aging process.
- Understanding the emotional problems of illness & long term home care.
- Procedure for maintaining a clean, healthful and pleasant environment.
- That all changes in client condition must be reported to the nurse.
- Maintaining the ethics and confidentiality of client care.
- Cooperate with the health care team.
- Providing and maintaining appropriate and required records.
- Comprehends the basics of personal care, housekeeping and meal preparation.
- Shows an interest and concern for people.
- Practices good hygiene and is neat in personal appearance.
- Freedom from health problems that may be injurious to client, self and co-
workers and presents the required documents that indicate such.
- Appropriate work experience.
- Possession of the emotional and mental maturity necessary for establishing
and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, client’s family, and
the personnel of the Agency.
- Reliability of transportation.
- Valid TN Driver’s License.
- Auto insurance as required by agency.
- Safe driving record.
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