Personal Care Assistant (PCA) - Home Care

Interim HealthCare of Central Montana • Lincoln, MT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Interim HealthCare of Central Montana is hiring a Home Health Personal Care Assistant in Lincoln, Montana. This is a local home-care role, not a travel position. The organization’s mission is to improve lives by providing skilled and personal home care that enables Montanans to age in place with independence, dignity, and respect. The PCA supports veterans, seniors, and people with illnesses, injuries, or chronic diseases in their homes, working with a team of home health nurses and aides to follow each patient’s care plan.

The role offers flexible scheduling, independent work, and 1:1 caregiver-to-patient ratios. The employer describes a family-oriented culture that values associates and work-life balance. Applicants must be able to pass a 10-panel pre-employment drug screen that includes marijuana, as well as other background and reference screening.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months of in-home or facility-based caregiving experience.
• CPR certification.
• Valid Montana driver’s license, auto insurance, and transportation.
• Compassionate nature, good communication skills, and ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must pass a 10-panel pre-employment drug screening that includes marijuana, along with other background and reference screening.
• Essential qualities include kindness, empathy, compassion, honesty, integrity, respect, patience, and understanding.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in patients’ homes for veterans, seniors, and people with an illness, injury, or chronic disease.
• Provide companionship and develop meaningful relationships with people in the community who need assistance.
• Assist with daily activities, including bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, hygiene, nail and skin care, eating, and nutritional intake.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, and range-of-motion exercises.
• Work with home health nurses and aides to ensure the patient’s care plan is followed.
• Observe patients and notify a supervisor of issues that may require a change in care, medication, or medical equipment.

Benefits

• $20–$22 per hour.
• 1:1 caregiver-to-patient ratios.
• Flexible scheduling and independent work.
• Online training to build skills.
• Tuition assistance to obtain a CNA license.
• Vision and dental benefits.
• 401(k).
• Family-oriented culture that values associates and promotes work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED