Personal Care Aide

AmeriCare Plus•Lanexa, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Personal Care Aides provide one-on-one care to clients in their homes. The role is intended for certified CNA, NA, or PCA caregivers seeking home-based caregiving; PCA training is offered to interested candidates. Companion Aides are an exception to the certification requirement only for Private Pay. The posting lists Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and also describes variable-hour day shifts available from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., with flexible schedules discussed as an option. Personal Care Aides report to the Agency Manager, Agency Manager In-Training, Agency Coordinator, Staffing Coordinator, or designee. Services are limited to covered personal care and home maintenance tasks. Some additional services may be performed only with a physician’s order, inclusion in the plan of care, and instruction from an LPN/RN. Employees are expected to act professionally and treat clients, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors with courtesy, honesty, and respect. Starting pay is $12–$16 per hour.

Requirements

Must be certified as a CNA, NA, or PCA, except that Companion Aides may qualify for Private Pay; PCA training is offered to interested candidates.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Must provide 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 results must meet state and company standards; the posting states no more than two company or state barrier crimes.
Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
Must meet at least one of the stated home-attendant qualification pathways: 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-nurse education program with at least one completed nursing course that includes direct-care clinical experience; satisfactory completion of a qualifying competency evaluation program under 42 CFR 484.36(b), evaluated for tasks related to the personal care services provided; or completion of the 2003 DMAS Personal Care Aide Training Curriculum, which is permissible for personal-care-services home attendants only.

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 each 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 when 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, including preparing and serving meals; washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen for the client; changing the client’s bed linens; cleaning the client’s bedroom, bathroom, and rooms primarily used by the care recipient; and listing needed supplies.
Shop for necessary supplies when included in the plan of care.
Accompany clients using Medicaid or family transport only with LPN/RN pre-approval and when stated on the plan of care; do not transport clients in agency personnel vehicles unless directed by the Agency Manager, Staffing Coordinator, or designee.
Perform bowel/bladder program activities, range-of-motion exercises, or routine dry-dressing wound care only when the required physician’s order, plan-of-care inclusion, and LPN/RN instruction are in place.
Conduct oneself professionally and treat clients, coworkers, visitors, and employers/supervisors with courtesy, honesty, and respect.