Personal Care Aide

AmeriCare Plus•Lanexa, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Personal Care Aide provides one-on-one care to clients in their homes. Personal care services are limited to covered activities of daily living and home maintenance activities, with certain additional services permitted only when ordered by a physician, included in the plan of care, and instructed by an LPN or RN. The position involves completing client records, following each client’s plan of care and applicable regulations and agency policies, and reporting clinical concerns to the RN Supervisor. Aides do not supervise other employees and must be available to agency personnel by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The job posting lists variable-hour work and available day shifts; the opening also mentions an M-F schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Starting pay is $12–$16 per hour.

Requirements

Must be certified as a CNA, NA, or PCA; the posting notes an exception for Companion Aides working with private-pay clients.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Must have documentation of a positive work history, evidenced by at least two work references on file.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Criminal history check must meet state and company standards; the posting specifies no more than two company or state barrier crimes.
Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
Must meet at least one listed home-attendant qualification: satisfactory completion of a nursing education program preparing for RN or practical nurse licensure; completion of a Virginia Board of Nursing-approved nurse aide education program; Virginia Board of Nursing nurse aide certification; current enrollment in an RN or practical nursing program with at least one completed clinical direct-care nursing course; successful completion of a competency evaluation meeting 42 CFR 484.36(b) criteria for the relevant personal care tasks; or completion of the 2003 Department of Medical Assistance Services Personal Care Aide Training Curriculum for personal care services.
Personal Care Aides do not supervise other employees.

Nice To Haves

Personal Care Aide training is offered to interested candidates.

Responsibilities

Read, comply with, and refer to the Medicaid manual (DMAS), VDH regulations, and AmeriCare Plus policies and procedures.
Work with the corporate office to meet budget expectations.
Complete aide records for every assigned client.
Read and become knowledgeable about each client’s plan of care.
Report clinical concerns to the RN Supervisor.
Be available to agency personnel by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Attend at least 12 hours of in-service training per year as requested by the Agency Manager, Staffing Coordinator, or designee.
Provide covered activities of daily living, including bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting assistance, transferring, ambulation, repositioning, eating or feeding assistance, assistance with self-administered medication, and supervision when specifically indicated on the plan of care.
Provide covered home maintenance activities for the client, including meal preparation and serving, washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen, making and changing the client’s bed linens, cleaning the client’s bedroom, bathroom, and rooms primarily used by the client, and listing needed supplies.
Shop for necessary supplies when included in the LPN/RN plan of care.
Accompany a client using Medicaid or family transport only with LPN/RN pre-approval and inclusion in the plan of care; agency personnel may not transport clients in a vehicle unless directed by the Agency Manager, Staffing Coordinator, or designee.
Perform bowel/bladder program activities, range-of-motion exercises, or routine wound care only when the stated physician-order, plan-of-care, and LPN/RN-instruction conditions are met.
Conduct oneself professionally and treat clients, coworkers, visitors, and employers or supervisors with courtesy, honesty, and respect.