Personal Care Assistant
About The Position
As a Personal Care Aide (PCA) with IAM Companion Home Care, you will provide compassionate, respectful, and dependable care to clients in their homes. You will support clients' daily needs while promoting comfort, dignity, independence, and overall well-being. You will help maintain a safe, clean, and supportive environment and build positive relationships with clients through companionship, patience, and attentive care. The role requires strong communication skills, reliability, attention to detail, and a commitment to high-quality, person-centered care. Duties include assisting with activities of daily living, companionship, meal preparation, medication reminders, mobility and safe transfers, documentation, light housekeeping, and monitoring client safety and comfort. The aide is expected to follow assigned schedules, care plans, and agency policies, and to report concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
Requirements
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Reliability, attention to detail, and a compassionate, patient, dependable, and respectful approach to client care.
- Ability to support individuals with varying levels of independence and provide personal care.
- Ability to follow care plans, agency policies, and supervisor instructions.
- Ability to complete care documentation accurately and maintain client confidentiality.
- Good organizational skills and ability to manage time effectively while completing assigned tasks.
- Reliable transportation and ability to travel locally between client residences as required.
- Ability to work independently while recognizing when supervisor assistance or guidance is needed.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of experience in personal care assistance, home care, caregiving, or a related field.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Familiarity with medication reminders, infection prevention, and fall prevention.
Responsibilities
- Support clients with bathing, dressing, grooming, and changing adult diapers while maintaining privacy and dignity.
- Provide friendly conversation, emotional encouragement, and companionship.
- Prepare meals and snacks according to clients' dietary requirements, preferences, and care instructions; assist with feeding when needed and within the scope of the role.
- Remind clients to take medications according to established schedules and care plans, following agency policies.
- Assist clients with walking, repositioning, and moving safely; follow safety procedures and use approved mobility aids when necessary.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete records of services, daily activities, client observations, and changes in condition; promptly report concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
- Perform light housekeeping, including laundry, washing dishes, changing bed linens, and tidying common areas.
- Identify potential safety concerns, help prevent falls, maintain a safe home environment, and promptly communicate emergencies or changes in a client's health or behavior.
- Arrive on time, follow assigned schedules, and complete required duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
