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CERTIFIED - Personal Care Assistant(PCA)Home Health Aide(HHA)

Always Compassionate, Mahopac, NY, United States


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Mahopactime type:

Part timeposted on:

Posted 2 Days Agotime left to apply:

End Date: May 9, 2026 (12 days left to apply)job requisition id:

JR102508It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!*We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.*ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

By following the Care Plan that has been completed by the Nursing Supervisor, the Personal Care Aide provides assistance with the following:

• Maintaining a healthy, safe environment.

• Providing simple nutritional and environmental support.

• Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding the client.

• Positioning the client when instructed to do so.

• Reminding the client to take medications that are pre- prepared by the family.

• Doing errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.

• Reporting any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary.

• The use of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.

• Emotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client.

• Encouraging client independence.QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.

• Must have a PCA certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements. This must include evidence of ongoing in-service of six (6) hours of education to maintain the certificate.

• Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family, and agency personnel.

• Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.A PERSONAL CARE AIDE MUST:

• Get along well with others.

• Be dependable and trustworthy.

• Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.

• Maintain in-service requirements, six (6)hours, as specified in State and agency regulations.

• Enjoy working with others. Be a good listener.

• Have a feeling of empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly. Be sensitive to the feelings of others.

• Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.

• Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.

• Wear a Always Compassionate identification badge while working.

FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES:

• Able to lift, turn and transfer clients

• Able to carry bundles up stairs weighing up to 10 pounds.

• Must be able to stoop and bend.

• Visual / hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.

• Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.

• Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.

• Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress.The hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).$18.10 - $21.00 PER HRWKDHIPCS

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