Personal Care Assistant
Top Benefits
About the role
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
Job Summary: The Personal Care Assistant provides clients various personal care and homemaker/companion services in accordance with an established plan of care so that they can remain in their residence. Essential Functions:
- Personal Care
- Provide assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, nail /skin care, back care, foot care, shampoo, oral hygiene, ambulation, transfers, range of motion exercise, safe use of equipment and assistive devices (wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, lifts), change of position, with toileting, commode, incontinent care, meal planning, preparation, and assistance with feeding
- Companion/Sitter
- Provide companionship and respite services for family
- Perform homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms
- Medication Services
- Assist with medications that the client self-administers
Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
- High school graduate or equivalent certificate
- Meets passing criteria on PCA skills test.
- Meets passing criteria on DEARS test (Drugs and Ethics test)
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
- Possess a valid driver's license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job
This job description is used as a guide only and not inclusive of responsibilities and job duties.
About ComForCare Home Health Care - Halton
ComForCare is a premier provider of home care services in Halton region and surrounding areas. We help seniors live independently in their own home.
We serve in any setting you call home, whether it is a private home, retirement residence, independent or assisted living community or a long-term care facility.
Our services include Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care, personal care, respite care for families, transition of care after a hospital or rehabilitation stay, chronic condition management, transportation, medication reminders, light housekeeping & laundry, shopping and errands, safety supervision, companionship and much more. Our services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from compassionate caregivers who are experienced, trained, bonded and insured.
The ComForCare mission is to improve the quality of life and level of independence for every client and family receiving our services.
Each ComForCare office is independently owned and operated. ComForCare is an equal opportunity employer.
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Personal Care Assistant
Top Benefits
About the role
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
Job Summary: The Personal Care Assistant provides clients various personal care and homemaker/companion services in accordance with an established plan of care so that they can remain in their residence. Essential Functions:
- Personal Care
- Provide assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, nail /skin care, back care, foot care, shampoo, oral hygiene, ambulation, transfers, range of motion exercise, safe use of equipment and assistive devices (wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, lifts), change of position, with toileting, commode, incontinent care, meal planning, preparation, and assistance with feeding
- Companion/Sitter
- Provide companionship and respite services for family
- Perform homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms
- Medication Services
- Assist with medications that the client self-administers
Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
- High school graduate or equivalent certificate
- Meets passing criteria on PCA skills test.
- Meets passing criteria on DEARS test (Drugs and Ethics test)
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
- Possess a valid driver's license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job
This job description is used as a guide only and not inclusive of responsibilities and job duties.
About ComForCare Home Health Care - Halton
ComForCare is a premier provider of home care services in Halton region and surrounding areas. We help seniors live independently in their own home.
We serve in any setting you call home, whether it is a private home, retirement residence, independent or assisted living community or a long-term care facility.
Our services include Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care, personal care, respite care for families, transition of care after a hospital or rehabilitation stay, chronic condition management, transportation, medication reminders, light housekeeping & laundry, shopping and errands, safety supervision, companionship and much more. Our services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from compassionate caregivers who are experienced, trained, bonded and insured.
The ComForCare mission is to improve the quality of life and level of independence for every client and family receiving our services.
Each ComForCare office is independently owned and operated. ComForCare is an equal opportunity employer.