Position Summary
Personal Care Assistance/Caregiver
The Personal Care Assistant/Caregiver provides compassionate, dependable, non-medical support to clients in their homes. This position promotes independence, comfort, safety, dignity, and emotional well-being.
Role Details
Key Responsibilities
Care is provided according to the authorized service plan, agency policies, and applicable requirements.
Personal & Daily Support
- Assist with bathing, dressing, oral care, hygiene, and toileting.
- Assist with mobility, transfers, repositioning, and ambulation.
- Provide medication reminders within the authorized scope of service.
- Provide respite care and appropriate safety supervision.
- Assist with meal planning and preparation.
- Perform light household tasks related to client care, including laundry, dishes, and trash removal.
Safety, Communication & Documentation
- Assist with personal shopping and scheduling appointments.
- Assist with approved calls, texts, or emails with the client’s permission.
- Provide companionship through conversation, reading, games, walks, movies, and mealtime engagement.
- Provide authorized transportation to appointments, errands, and community outings.
- Follow the individualized care plan and document daily services accurately.
- Promptly report changes in the client’s condition, behavior, or environment.
- Perform other assigned duties within the authorized scope of the position.
Qualifications
Dependable. Compassionate. Professional.
Required Qualifications
- At least 18 years of age.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Reliable transportation and verifiable automobile insurance when driving is required.
- Ability to satisfy applicable background-screening and agency drug-screening requirements.
- Strong communication skills, dependability, and professional conduct.
- Ability to work independently and follow authorized care plans.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a PCA, caregiver, HHA, or CNA.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification.
- Dementia or Alzheimer’s care experience.
- Experience with electronic visit verification, including HHAeXchange.
- Previous one-on-one home-care experience.
Physical Requirements
Safe, capable support for every assignment.
Each essential requirement may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
✓ Lift and carry as requiredMeet the assignment’s essential physical requirements.
✓ Assist with transfersSupport safe client movement and positioning.
✓ Stand and walkPerform routine care activities throughout a shift.
✓ Bend and reachComplete routine personal-care and household tasks.
✓ Push or pull mobility equipmentAssist with approved mobility devices and equipment.
✓ Perform routine physical care tasksSafely complete assigned activities within the role’s scope.