Home Health Aide (HHAs) Personal Care Aide (PCAs) Home Care

Job Description

The HHA or PCA carries out health care tasks and also provides assistance with personal hygiene, housekeeping and other related tasks to a patient with health care needs in his/her home.

$1000.00 Bonus after working 60 days on a live-in (24-hour) case

Personal Care – assists with:

a. Bath (bed, tub, shower)

b. Oral Hygiene (mouth, denture care)

c. Care of hair (shampoo, dry and comb)

d. Care of nails

e. Skin care/lotion massage

f. Position Change

g. Provide for elimination (bedpan, commode, toilet)

h. Assist with dressing

i. Take temperature and pulse

2. Treatments – assists with:

a. Transfer and Ambulation

b. Test urine

c. Non-sterile dressings

d. Use of prosthesis

e. Active Exercises

f. Use of special equipment

g. Takes vital signs as ordered

h. Intake and output

i. Alcohol sponge

j. Assist self-medicating clients with medication

1. Homemaking – assists with:

a. Meal planning and preparation (prepare, serve, feed)

b. Assist with feeding

c. Linen change

d. Laundry

e. Light Housekeeping (making beds, dust and vacuum, tidy kitchen and bathroom, wash dishes after meals)

f. Grocery shopping, opening mail, banking and errands.