Personal Care Aide (P.C.A)
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A PERSONAL CARE AIDE MUST COMPLETE A 40 HOUR(PERSONAL CARE AIDE) TRAINING COURSE. THE TRAINING COURSE IS TAUGHT BY A PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED NURSE(R.N).
EVENTUALLY, YOU MUST DEMONSTRATE THE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN CLASS. THIS IS A DAY OR TWO, IN WHICH YOU WILL DEMONSTRATE YOUR SKILLS ON A LIVE PERSON. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF. IT TAKES TIME TO MASTER THE SKILLS YOU JUST LEARNED. OVER TIME YOU WILL GAIN THE CONFIDENCE AND ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO PROPERLY HELP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. |
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light housekeeping
Medication reminding
homemaking tasks such as laundry, change bed linens
shop for food
plan and prepare meals
Aides also may help clients get out of bed, bathe, dress, and groom.
Some accompany clients to doctors’ appointments or on other errands.
Aides provide instruction and psychological support to their clients.
They may advise families and patients on nutrition, cleanliness, and household tasks
Aides’ daily routine may vary. They may go to the same home every day or week for months or even years, and often visit four or five clients on the same day.
However, some aides may work solely with one client who is in need of more care and attention.
In some situations, this may involve working with other aides in shifts so that the client has an aide throughout the day and night.
Aides also work with clients, particularly younger adults at schools or at the client’s work site.
Medication reminding
homemaking tasks such as laundry, change bed linens
shop for food
plan and prepare meals
Aides also may help clients get out of bed, bathe, dress, and groom.
Some accompany clients to doctors’ appointments or on other errands.
Aides provide instruction and psychological support to their clients.
They may advise families and patients on nutrition, cleanliness, and household tasks
Aides’ daily routine may vary. They may go to the same home every day or week for months or even years, and often visit four or five clients on the same day.
However, some aides may work solely with one client who is in need of more care and attention.
In some situations, this may involve working with other aides in shifts so that the client has an aide throughout the day and night.
Aides also work with clients, particularly younger adults at schools or at the client’s work site.
Personal Care Aide Qualities
Detail Oriented As a P.C.A details of a plan of care must be followed to the letter to ensure the patients safety. If there is a question. Call your nurse for the answer.
Interpersonal Skills Personal Care Aides work with patients in the most difficult of times. This means that an aide must be sensitive to their needs. Communication is very important and being a "people person" is part of the job. Being cheerful, compassionate, and emotionally stable is a must.
Physical Stamina Part of the job is being able to lift and turn patients that may be heavier or lighter than yourself.
Time Management Coming to work on time and leaving at your scheduled time is part of working in healthcare.
Interpersonal Skills Personal Care Aides work with patients in the most difficult of times. This means that an aide must be sensitive to their needs. Communication is very important and being a "people person" is part of the job. Being cheerful, compassionate, and emotionally stable is a must.
Physical Stamina Part of the job is being able to lift and turn patients that may be heavier or lighter than yourself.
Time Management Coming to work on time and leaving at your scheduled time is part of working in healthcare.