Personal Care Aide

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide therapeutic training to promote independence according to Individual Plan of Care goals and objectives.
• Facilitate the individual to be as independent as possible.
• Assist, observe, and support the individual’s personal care needs.
• Assist/educate in sanitation/household chores; laundry; meal preparation and planning.
• Interaction/involvement with the individuals/help them to assume routine household care and maintenance.
• Provide safety awareness of home and environment and report things that need to be fixed.
• Provide financial assistance/money skills training.
• Provide opportunities for fun activities, leisure choices.
• Assist with shopping needs/wants.
• Connect the individual to family and friends-relationship building.
• Provide behavioral support and be familiar with the behavior intervention plan, record data.
• Monitor individual’s health and provide opportunity for exercise/good health practices
• Advocate for the individual’s rights and needed services.
• Limit/discourage visitation of staff family/friends.
• Respect the individuals and initiate the bonding process
• Be honest, patient and understanding with the individuals.
• Know the people you’re working with.
• Use positive, non-stigmatizing language and be cautious with comments.
• Know where the individual is at all times.
• Respect that it’s the individual’s home, phone, etc
• Recognize an incident and document correctly and properly.
• Prevent/report abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation. *Staff has a legal responsibility to report any form of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), neglect, and/or exploitation.
• Report legitimate complaints to supervisor(s).
• Accurately administer medication and know the side effects of medications.
• Provide medication information during administration (purpose, side effects).
• Proper reporting/documenting of medication errors.

Schedule/transport/arrange transportation (doctor’s appointments, leisure activities, family connections -to be coordinated with residential manager and/or case manager). This may require transportation of the individual in personal vehicle.

• Complete all paperwork/documentation accurately and timely.
• Write a staff note for each date of the individual’s service and complete/submit service register or pink ticket for billing.
• Write relevant, factual notes using the appropriate format.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate initiative for all tasks.
• Ensure CONFIDENTIALITY.
• Be dependable and punctual.
• Staff and individuals should have a positive appearance at all times.
• Practice good communication with all staff involved with the individual (Case Management Supervisor, Therapist, etc.)
• Use phone in a professional manner.
• Respect all co-workers and individuals.
• Understand and carry out instructions.
• Be a team player/form a team with co-workers. Be able to compromise.
• Other duties as assigned.