PCA Personal Care Assistant

Company: Susquehanna Home Health Care
Location: Johnson City
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

*Personal Care Assistant (PCA)*

*STARTING RATE: $15.20*

*SHIFT: *Full-Time, Days, Nights, Overnights

*JOB DESCRIPTION: *

A Certified Nursing Assistant, or Certified Nursing Aide, is responsible for supporting medical staff in administering care to patients with various injuries, illnesses or disabilities. Their duties include helping patients bathe and maintain proper hygiene, feeding patients or ensuring they take their medication and assessing their patients' vital signs to notify staff of any changes.

*RESPONSIBILITIES: *

* Assisting with personal care functions such as bathing, toileting, dressing, eating, walking and transferring activities
* Shopping and preparing food according to specified diet. Feeding and other duties, as assigned by plan of care
* Taking temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
* Housekeeping - changing bed linens, dusting, vacuuming, washing dishes and laundry
* Documenting care and reporting significant observations

*REQUIREMENTS: *

* Certified Personal Care Aide in NYS. Must have original certificate of training programs covered by the Core Curriculum and Health Related Tasks, as required by NYSDOH
* Must be 18 years of age or older
* Experience in a home-health setting preferred
* Covid-19 vaccination

*APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO: *

Susquehanna Home Health Care
Attn: Emily Mead
270 Riverside Dr, Suite 104
Johnson City, NY 13790

607-217-4880 Ext.3

*ABOUT US: *

VestraCare is a portfolio of five health care facilities in New York state, including: Brookhaven Health Care Facility in East Patchogue; Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk; Roscoe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Roscoe; Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville; and Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Johnson City. We're proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes Absolut Care, Taconic Health Care and The McGuire Group.

Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, life-saving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.

Our collective stories; our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are _Legends Caring for Legends, _and we invite you to join our team!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.20 per hour

Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Standard shift:
* Day shift
* Night shift
* Overnight shift
Supplemental schedule:
* Overtime
Weekly schedule:
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability

Work Location: One location%5091844%

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