Personal Care Attendant - The Medical Team
Arabi, LA 70032
About the Job
SUMMARY
THE MEDICAL TEAM is a top-ranked healthcare services company, in business since 1978 under the same ownership and management. We pride ourselves on program innovation, recognition of individual excellence, and a strong commitment to top notch patient care.
THE MEDICAL TEAM is a top-ranked healthcare services company, in business since 1978 under the same ownership and management. We pride ourselves on program innovation, recognition of individual excellence, and a strong commitment to top notch patient care.
Our organization is seeking qualified Personal Care Attendants (PCA/HHA/DSW) and Homemakers to work with our geriatric population in their homes in the following areas in New Orleans, LA and surrounding areas.
Responsibilities:
1. Personal Hygiene Care: help with bathing, shaving hair care, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination.
2. Assistance with activities of daily living: help with eating; dressing and undressing; positioning and turning; ambulation; transfer to and from bed, chair, and toilet; and active range of motion exercises.
3. Monitoring vital signs: taking pulse, respiration, temperature, and blood pressure.
4. Performs only those duties that have been clearly assigned by the HCBS Supervisor in writing on the ISP (assignment sheet).
5. Assistance in maintaining a safe environment and providing a degree of emotional support as necessary for the client’s well-being.
6. Provide light housekeeping service (sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning bathroom and kitchen surfaces, changed bed linen and light laundering).
7. Home Management – preparation and serving of light meals, grocery shopping, linen changes, laundry, light housekeeping as directed, stand-by assistance.
Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Must be legally able to work in the United States.
- Must have a valid driver's license and transportation.
- Must have residential cleaning experience/patient caregiving experience.
Source : The Medical Team