Personal Care Assistant

Reports to: Registered Nurse/ Care Supervisor/ Care Coordinator

Purpose: To provide companionship, homemaking, and light housekeeping services in clients' homes.

• Pass Level 2 background and drug tests (if needed)
• CNA License or complete HHA Exam administered by the agency
• Provide CNA/HHA required CE units
• Good communication skills and emotional resilience
• Physical ability to lift/transfer clients and perform repetitive movements

• Personal Care – bathing, dressing, hygiene, toileting, grooming (hair brushing, makeup, filing nails but not clipping nails), transferring, feeding, ambulation.
• Companionship – provide emotional support, meaningful activities, conversation.
• Light Housekeeping – dishes, bedroom, bathroom, laundry, sweep/vacuum, trash.
• Meal Preparation – heating meals, cutting up vegetables, cooking basic meals.
• Medication Reminders – monitoring and medication reminders.
• Transportation – assist with arranging transportation to appointments or accompany clients to appointments or outings.
• Errands & Shopping – pick up groceries, pharmacy pickups.
• Pet Care & Walking Assistance – feed their pets, letting pets out, cleaning litter boxes.
• Reporting Incidents and Behavioral Changes – maintaining accurate work records and reporting incidents and behavioral changes.

Note: Duties and qualifications may evolve.