Personal Care Assistant
About The Position
The Personal Care Assistant provides compassionate care and support to individuals who need assistance. Duties include personal care, housekeeping tasks, medication reminders, mobility support, and helping individuals navigate stairs. The role includes meal preparation, housework, shopping, transportation, laundry, mobility assistance, and lifting or transferring a bedridden patient. The patient does not use a Hoyer lift. The schedule is Monday through Sunday, 9 AM to 2 PM, for 36.71 hours weekly, in Philadelphia, PA 19152. The posting prefers a female caregiver and notes that the patient weighs 173 pounds.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- Own a vehicle for transportation to work.
- Be a compassionate and patient caregiver.
- Strong enough to assist a patient weighing 173 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Female caregiver preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepare meals.
- Perform housework and chores, including laundry.
- Remind or assist with managing medications.
- Shop for the individual.
- Provide transportation.
- Support mobility and locomotion.
- Assist with stairs.
- Assist with lifting and transferring a bedridden patient; the patient does not use a Hoyer lift.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly compensation.
- Health benefit option.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
