Personal Support Assistant

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Personal Support Assistant (PSA) provides hands-on, non-medical care to adults in their homes, supporting activities of daily living and select health-related tasks permitted under agency policy. PSAs work independently in the home and follow individualized care plans to promote patient safety, comfort, and functional independence. Successful completion of the agency’s internal PSA licensure program is required. The PSA collaborates with supervisors and promptly communicates changes in patient condition to support high-quality, coordinated care. The role includes assisting with personal care, mobility, meals, safety practices, and documentation. The PSA observes and reports relevant changes in a patient’s condition, behavior, functional status, or home environment, and performs assigned tasks within the PSA scope and agency standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Less than one year of experience level stated.
Successful completion of the agency’s internal PSA licensure program.
Ability to provide hands-on ADL care and mobility assistance, follow care plans, observe and report changes, and document services according to agency standards.
Work within the PSA scope and apply safe transfer, environmental safety, and fall-prevention practices.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on support with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, incontinence care, and safe meal assistance.
Perform limited health-related tasks, such as cueing medication routines, supporting simple mobility exercises, and assisting with safe transfers using agency-approved techniques.
Deliver in-home care independently according to the patient’s service plan, adapting tasks as needed to maintain safety and remain within PSA scope.
Observe and promptly and accurately report meaningful changes in patient condition, behavior, functional status, or home environment to the assigned supervisor.
Use fall-prevention strategies, proper body mechanics, and techniques for supporting adults with decreased mobility.
Maintain accurate service documentation according to agency standards and state requirements, completing visit records in real time or on the same day.
Communicate respectfully and in a patient-centered manner with patients, families, and supervisors.
Complete the agency’s internal PSA licensure program.