Personal Care Attendant

Job Locations:

Shawnee, KS: 8p-8a Saturday/Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Friday & 8a-8p Saturdays - Alzheimer's experience required

Leawood, KS: Saturday and Sunday 10:30A - 10:30P - Alzheimer's experience required

Kansas City, KS - 40+ hours/week available

Johnson County, KS

• Part Time/Full Time
• Monday-Friday Short Shifts

Duties:

• Provides personal care and related services in the home, under the direction, instruction and supervision of the staff nurse and the Nurse Supervisor
• Tasks to be performed must be assigned, in writing, by the manager who will be responsible for the patient care provided by the supportive care worker.
• Supportive care worker will not administer medications, take physicians orders, or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and/or skill of a licensed nurse.
• No unlicensed person employed by the home health agency, in the course of employment with a home health agency, shall prefill insulin syringes for any patient served by the home health agency.

Responsibilities:

• Attends training, annually or more often as needed, to adequately provide the supportive care services provided by the home health agency.
• Is willing to call their manager for questions at all times.
• Be able to follow and implement written assignments including:
• Procedures to be used for meeting the clients needs,
• Reporting to supervisor as required, and
• Documenting services provided during each visit
• Must be able to implement assigned duties including:
• Assisting with medication
• Skin care
• Ambulation
• Bathing
• Dressing
• Exercise
• Feeding
• Hair care
• Mouth care
• Nail care
• Positioning
• Shaving
• Toileting
• Transferring
• Respiratory care
• Masks and oxygen flow
• Helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment.
• Reports any change in the patient's condition to the staff nurse, or to the Aide supervisor.
• Performs routine housekeeping tasks, as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
• Prepares a visit report, promptly, and incorporates same in the clinical record, weekly.
• Plans, and prepares, nutritious meals, grocery shops, when instructed by the manager.
• Assists the therapy personnel, as needed, with rehabilitative processes.
• Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible, according to the care plan.
• Aims to promote patient's mental alertness, through involvement in activities of interest.
• Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the patient and family.
• Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits for coordination with other staff members.
• Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the patient's care.
• Participates in Agency meetings and staff development, as required.

Environmental and Physical Requirements:

• Contact with clients under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Care is provided in clients' living environment with varying situations.
• May be required to respond to emergency situations.
• Travel required.
• Position includes tasks that have the potential for exposure to hazardous materials.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand, walk, squat, bend, kneel, reach, twist, push, and pull.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Corrected visual and hearing acuity required.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• If a Nursing Assistant, certified by the state, meeting qualifications for a Home health aide.
• Must be free from health problems that may be injurious to patient, self, and co-workers.
• Must comprehend the basics of personal care, housekeeping, and meal preparation.
• Must understand, and respect, clients, including ethics and confidentiality of care.
• Must have current CPR certification. Online certification is not accepted.
• Must have criminal background check.
• Must be in good standing on the public nurse aide registry.
• Must demonstrate annual competency in required areas for providing care.