Personal Care Assistant - Per Diem
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 (Per Diem)
Builds
Direct participant care services and home support
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
Responsibilities
Provide direct participant care including personal care, nutrition, hydration, vital signs, and ambulation assistance; Perform indirect care tasks such as light housekeeping and laundry; Maintain participant safety using proper body mechanics and equipment; Complete accurate documentation and collect data for quality improvement projects; Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and required educational trainings
Seniority
Entry-level, per diem
