Personal Care Assistant’s Responsibility
- It goes without saying: You need to understand your job duties, your pay, and your time off. Make sure you understand these issues up front to alleviate any unnecessary conflict that may arise later. Other questions you may want to ask your employer are:
- Are you the only worker or will other personal care attendants (PCAs) share the duties?
- Are you expected to perform tasks outside the home (such as going to social events; if they spend the night at a friend’s house are you expected to do the care over there)?
- What does a day off really mean?
- Are you the only worker or will other personal care attendants (PCAs) share the duties?
- You should always arrive at the scheduled time ready to work.
- You should complete your assigned tasks in the allotted time.
- You use the time sheets to accurately record your hours worked.
- You should schedule time off as far in advance as possible. You should know what to do if a medical emergency should occur.
- Respect the personal property of the employer.
- If you decide to quit, give as much notice as possible. Leaving a disabled person without care borders on neglect/abuse.
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