PCA

Personal Care Aide

AASC is seeking competent and talented personal care aides (PCA's) to join our amazing team as we deliver quality home care to clients in the counties of Tazewell, Russell, Dickenson, & Buchanan.

Our employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Paid holidays/benefits
• PTO for full-time
• Dayshift/flexible schedules
• Paid training and travel
• 1 to 1 client ratio in homes

Position requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age, able to read, write, and understand English for task performance, and be physically capable of performing required tasks. Must have a valid social security number, driver's license, and own transportation. Must be medically cleared of communicable disease, pass a drug screen, and pass a criminal background check. Must possess a 40-hour personal care aide certificate from an approved program, or be a certified nursing assistant licensed with the Virginia board of nursing and be in good standing. Prefer a minimum of 1 year of experience in providing personal care assistance to patients.

Duties and responsibilities:

Assist elderly and disabled clients in their home setting with focus on hygiene, meals, laundry, light housekeeping, and grocery shopping

1. Must be physically able to perform duties, often lifting 20-40 lbs. or more unassisted, frequent bending, stooping, reaching, stair climbing, or positioning of clients.
2. Ability to understand and carry out exact oral or written instructions without close or constant supervision.
3. Possess and maintain an electronic device capable of sending and receiving email, to record worked time, for the production of the aide record, and to access off-site training.

1. Possess good interpersonal skills to remain professional, ethical, and courteous to effectively deal with clients and maintain strict confidentiality.
2. Maintain an unrestricted driver's license.
3. Provide own, reliable personal transportation in work capacity.
4. Ability to complete all assigned trainings/evaluations/competencies/license as required by the agency, and for no less than (12) hours annually.
5. Must be telephone accessible and willing to work flexible hours throughout the service area.
6. Maintain a bank account for direct deposit of wages earned

Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens