Personal Care Attendant

Weekend Day Time: Olathe 5+ hours/shift Weekday Daytime: Johnson County - Shorts shifts - See multiple patients in a day Duties: Provides personal care and related services in the home, under the direction, instruction and supervision of the staff nurse and the Nurse Supervisor Tasks to be performed must be assigned, in writing, by the manager who will be responsible for the patient care provided by the supportive care worker. Supportive care worker will not administer medications, take physician’s orders, or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and/or skill of a licensed nurse. No unlicensed person employed by the home health agency, in the course of employment with a home health agency, shall prefill insulin syringes for any patient served by the home health agency. Responsibilities: Attends training, annually or more often as needed, to adequately provide the supportive care services provided by the home health agency. This training will include, but not be limited to information related to services and equipment used by the supportive care worker. Is willing to call their manager for questions at all times. Be able to follow and implement written assignments including, but not limited to: Procedures to be used for meeting the client’s needs, Reporting to supervisor as required, and Documenting services provided during each visit Must be able to implement assigned duties including, but not limited to: Assisting with medication Skin care Ambulation Bathing Dressing Exercise Feeding Hair care Mouth care Nail care Positioning Shaving Toileting Transferring Respiratory care Masks and oxygen flow Helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment Reports any change in the patient's mental, or physical, condition, or in the home situation, to the staff nurse, or to the Aide supervisor Performs routine housekeeping tasks, as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the professional nurse Prepares a visit report, promptly, and incorporates same in the clinical record, weekly Plans, and prepares, nutritious meals, grocery shops, when instructed to do so, by the manager Assists the therapy personnel, as needed, with rehabilitative processes Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible, according to the care plan Attempts to promote patient's mental alertness, through involvement in activities of interest Gives simple emotional, and psychological, support to the patient, and other members of the household, and establishes a relationship with patient and family, which transmit trust and confidentiality Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits so that other necessary visits, by staff members, can be coordinated Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the patient's care, as directed by the manager Participates in Agency meetings and staff development, as required