Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Job Description
Full-Time
Looking for compassionate and reliable caregivers to join our lovely assisted living home for 3-11 and morning shifts
Skills and Qualifications:
1) Good interpersonal communication
2) Organizational abilities
3) Time-management skills
4) Problem-solving skills
5) Decision-making abilities
6) Multi-tasking ability
7) Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment
Attention to detail
9) Must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent
10) An AA, MA, CNA (preferable, but not required)
11) 2 years of work experience in the healthcare field (preferable)
12) Ability to lift, push, or pull 25 pounds
13) Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel and reach
14) Must have a current driver’s license and own transportation
15) Must pass a background and drug test
Various additional duties may be required when assisting a bedridden client. Caregivers will be assisting elderly clients with the following:
Basic Activities of Daily Living:
• Bathing: assisting with grooming activities such as shaving, and brushing teeth and hair
• Dressing: assisting with choosing appropriate garments and being able to dress and undress, having no trouble with buttons, zippers or other fasteners
• Eating: being able to assist client in feeding oneself
• Transferring: assisting client with being able to walk, or, if not ambulatory, being able to transfer oneself from bed to wheelchair and back
• Continence: assisting client with being able to control one’s bowels and bladder, or manage one’s incontinence independently
• Toileting: assisting client with being able to use the toilet
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living:
Caregivers may be expected to instruct/remind clients of the following
• Using the telephone: being able to dial numbers, look up numbers, etc.
• Managing medications: taking the appropriate medications and correct dosages on time
• Preparing meals: making appropriate food choices and preparing meals safely
• Maintaining the home: doing or arranging for housekeeping and laundry
Secondary Responsibilities include the following:
• Contributing to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• Performing other reasonable
duties as assigned
• Reporting hours according to office policy
• Reporting any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
• Regularly communicating with supervisor and Administrator