Personal Care Assistant
Core
Provides personal care, homemaker services, and restorative care to older adults in Adult Day Health Centers and their homes to maintain independence.
Role type
Personal Care Assistant
Builds
Direct participant care and home support services
Domain
Healthcare / Elderly Care
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
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide direct participant care including personal care, nutrition, hydration, vital signs, and mobility assistance; assist with indirect care such as light housekeeping and laundry; collect data for quality improvement projects; complete thorough 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
