Personal Care Assistant
Core
Provides direct personal care, homemaker services, and restorative care to older adults in home and Adult Day Health Center settings to maintain independence.
Role type
Personal Care Assistant (Home Health & Day Health)
Builds
Direct participant care services and home support
Domain
Healthcare / Senior Care / Home Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care assistance, nutrition and hydration support, vital signs monitoring, ambulation and transfer assistance, medication compliance prompting, incontinence care, light housekeeping, laundry assistance, data collection for quality improvement, accurate documentation, body mechanics and safe transfer techniques
Preferred skills
Related work experience, Basic Life Support certification, CPR certification, valid driver's license
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide direct participant care including personal care, nutrition, hydration, vital signs, and ambulation assistance; assist with medication compliance and incontinence care; perform light housekeeping and laundry; collect data for quality improvement projects; complete accurate documentation of services; maintain safety using proper body mechanics and equipment; communicate effectively with participants and staff; attend interdisciplinary team meetings and required training
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC
