Job description
Position Description:
A Personal Care Assistant is an individual who provides support services to assist clients with personal,
physical mobility and therapeutic care needs, as established by a rehabilitation health practitioner, social worker or other health care professional. The Personal Care Assistant may work in a variety of settings, to include home or schools.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides services to persons who need help with day-to-day activities
- Demonstrates competence in performing the necessary skills and perform those skills on the plan of care
- Provides health care tasks, personal hygiene services, and other related support services essential to the client’s health
- Assists with transfers and ambulation
- Aids teacher in helping student learn and provides feedback to student and supervisors/teachers (if applicable)
- Performs incidental household services that are an integral part of a personal care plan (if applicable)
- In school setting, accompanies student on bus to and from school (if applicable)
- Provides companionship by reading, listening and talking with client
- May assist in supervision of students during recess and lunch periods and accompany student on community experiences
- Strictly adheres to confidentiality requirements
- Assists client in the development of independent skills through self-care activities such as toileting, clothing routines and personal hygiene
- Implements behavior management techniques in accordance with the directions given by the supervisor/healthcare practitioner; including reinforcing appropriate behaviors in accordance with plans and discouraging negative behavior, managing time out, or other techniques as directed
- Appropriately reports changes in client status or as directed by care plan
- Maintains confidentiality of all information pertaining to clients, families and employees
- Adheres to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) privacy policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned/necessary
- Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Awards and recognition programs
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