Personal Care Aide (PCA)
About The Position
The Personal Care Aide works with clients and families to support personal care and home management, helping clients reach the highest level of functioning in these areas. The role provides services in residential settings and carries out personal care tasks identified in each client's PCA care plan. The aide may provide instruction, supervision, and attendant care for activities of daily living, including toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, housekeeping, and self-administration of medication. The role also maintains and updates required service records and documents. The position is part of the Center for Brain Injury and Rehabilitation, a community-based program supporting people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries and helping them participate successfully in their communities. The program offers service coordination and case management, independent living skills, a structured day program, positive behavioral intervention support services, community integration counseling, community transition services, and home and community support services. Available shifts are evenings, overnights, and weekends in Cortland, New York. The pay rate is $18.65 per hour. Liberty Resources offers paid training to those who are not currently certified and sign-on bonuses of $500 for currently certified PCAs and HHAs and $250 for non-certified new hires.
Requirements
- Complete training through a Certified Personal Care Aide Program approved by the New York State Department of Health. The program includes 40 hours of classroom and hands-on training and instruction demonstrating competency in activities of daily living and personal care assistance.
Nice To Haves
- Currently certified PCAs are preferred.
- Currently certified PCAs and HHAs are eligible for a $500 sign-on bonus.
Responsibilities
- Assist clients and families with personal care and home management to help clients reach the highest level of functioning in these areas.
- Provide services to clients in residential settings and implement personal care tasks specified in the PCA care plan.
- Provide instruction, supervision, and/or attendant care for activities of daily living, including toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, housekeeping, and self-administration of medication.
- Maintain and update required records and documents for services provided.
Benefits
- Paid training for those who are not currently certified.
- Employee referral bonuses.
- Discounts at local and national retailers.
- Collaborative and friendly working environment.
- $500 sign-on bonus for currently certified PCAs and HHAs.
- $250 sign-on bonus for non-certified new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
