Jet Health

Home health and hospice services provider

Personal Care Assistant

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBoise, ID, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Function within your knowledge and experience, practicing safely and competently within personal care provider and homemaker training and experience.
Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal communication with the client, caregiver, and employees.
Perform only personal care assignments and tasks for which you have received training and have experience, including basic first aid, infection control measures, proper body mechanics, environmental cleanliness and safety, meal preparation, proper care and use of appliances and equipment, following established assignments, and accurate documentation of services rendered.
Do not perform personal care services that require the skills of a certified nursing assistant.
Notify the Services Consultant or Director of changes in the client’s condition.
Comply with applicable regulations, maintain accurate documentation of services and client activity, protect client health care information, and report potential fraud and abuse to the compliance officer.
Use proper body mechanics and infection control techniques to maintain environmental safety for yourself and the client.
Remain familiar with and respect the Agency Patients’ Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
Inform the Agency of availability and desire for work assignments and honor commitments to accepted assignments.
Participate in staff meetings and in-service sessions as assigned.
Remain familiar with the Agency organizational structure and communication channels.
Comply with Agency Employee Policies and Procedures, including submitting timesheets according to assigned timelines.
Function consistently as a positive member of the care and services team and Agency.
Seek supervisory guidance when uncertain about a specific task or responsibility.
Participate in continuing education programs as requested by the Agency.
Understand that patients are Agency clients and do not provide services to Agency clients outside the Agency’s direction.
Communicate to management areas where operations or patient care can be improved.
Make the Agency aware of allergies or special needs.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care services and homemaking support in accordance with Agency policy, procedures, training, experience, and the assigned client services plan.
Perform assigned personal care tasks safely and competently.
Prepare meals and properly care for and use appliances and equipment.
Maintain environmental cleanliness and safety.
Document services rendered accurately.

Description

As a Personal Care Assistant, it is necessary that you fulfill the following responsibilities to the best of your ability, in accordance with Agency policy and procedure, and as determined by your Agency Assignment.

Function within your knowledge and experience, practicing safely and competently within PCP/HM training and experience.
Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal communication with client, caregiver, and employeesPerform and demonstrate competency with personal care assignments and tasks for which you have had training and experience and as assigned by the Services Consultant:
Basic First Aide
Infection control measures
Proper body mechanics
Environmental cleanliness and safety
Meal preparation
Proper care and use of appliances/equipment
Follow established assignment
Accurate documentation of services rendered

Requirements

As a Personal Care Assistant/Homemaker, you should not perform any personal care service that requires the skills of a certified nursing assistant.

To notify your Services Consultant or Director of changes in your client’s condition.
Comply with applicable regulations; including but not limited to proving accurate documentation of services provided to client and client activity, protect the client’s health care information and report potential fraud and abuse to the compliance officer.
Consistently use proper body mechanics and use proper infection control techniques to maintain environmental safety for you and your client (s).
To remain familiar with and respect the Agency Patients’ Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
To inform Agency of your availability and desire for work assignments and honor your commitment to work assignments that you accept.
To participate with staff meetings/in services as assigned.
To remain familiar with the Agency organizational structure and channels of communication.
To comply with Agency Employee Policies and Procedures, including submitting timesheets according to assigned time lines.
To consistently function as a member of the care and services team and Agency employee in a positive manner.
To seek supervisory guidance whenever you have a question as to a specific task or responsibility.
Participate in continuing educational programs, as requested by the Agency.
To understand that patients are clients of Agency, and it is prohibited for any PCP to provide services to Agency clients outside of the Agency’s direction.
To use your skills and individuality to communicate to management areas where operations/patient care can be improved.
To perform other duties as assigned in accordance with your position and qualifications.
You must make the Agency aware of your allergy or special needs.

About the Company

Jet Health

Home health and hospice services provider

Jet Health provides in-home health and hospice care in midsize markets, delivering medical and supportive services to patients at home. Clinicians visit patients to coordinate care, manage treatment plans, and offer infusion nursing, orthopedic, CHF, and other services. It grows by organically expanding in target areas and by acquiring other home health and hospice providers, plus opening new operations through de novo builds, while forming partnerships with referral sources and payors. Its goal is to deliver high-quality, comfortable care at home and expand its reach and offerings through strategic partnerships and acquisitions.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Series D
Total funding: $32.9M
Headquarters: Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 2016

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