Personal Care Assistant

Position: Personal Care Assistant
Reports to: PAS Supervisor

Job Summary: Provide supportive and personal services for the patients with consideration of dignity and privacy. Provide personal care and hygiene to home care clients.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements:

1. Graduate of an accredited High School or equivalent preferred.
2. Ability read, write and follow directions.
3. A minimum of one year full-time experience in direct patient in an institutional setting (hospital or nursing facility) or one year full-time experience within the last five years in direct client care in an agency setting.
4. Must be able to pass competency evaluation test.
5. Work positively and favorably with patients, families, and staff.
6. Demonstrate compassion, responsibility, and cheerful attitude.

Responsibilities/essential functions:

1. Recording pertinent information pertaining to the client’s care.
2. Assistance with self-administered medications
3. Planning and preparing meals according to specific dietary requirements of the client, and if necessary, feeding the client.
4. Assisting or performing personal care including hair care, oral hygiene, bathing, grooming, and dressing.
5. Assisting with ambulation with or without mechanical aids.
6. Assisting with routine bodily functions: Example, toileting.
7. Maintaining a safe, clean and healthy environment through light housekeeping including changing bed linens, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
8. Providing companionship and stimulation for the client including reading, walks, etc.; and accompanying the client to doctors or other appointments.
9. Grocery shopping or other errands when needed.
10. Performing other housekeeping tasks as indicated in the care plan.
11. Taking client’s vital signs and recording input and output.
12. Observing and reporting changes in client’s condition to this agency’s Administrator.
13. Accurately preparing daily records and submitting them to the office by due date.
14. Participating in in-service education programs.