Personal Care Assistant - Largo, United States - FirstLight Home Care
Description
Job SummaryAn individual who has completed personal care training and is competent to perform assigned
functions of personal care to the client in their residence.
Qualifications:
- Must have completed personal care training program and competency.
- Have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick and elderly.
- Ability to carry out directions, read and write.
- Maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.
Responsibilities:
- Assist clients with personal hygiene, including shower, tub or bed baths, oral care, hair and skin care.
- Assist clients in the use of toilet facilities, including bed pans.
- Assist clients in and out of bed, excluding the use of mechanical lifting equipment unless
- Assist clients with walking, including the use of walkers and wheelchairs, when applicable.
- Assist clients with selfadministration of medications.
- Meal preparation and feeding, when required.
- Assist with prescribed exercises when the client and the aide have been instructed by the appropriate health professional.
- Record and report changes in the clients physical condition, behavior or appearance to
- Documenting services delivered in accordance with FirstLight Home Care policies and
Working Environment
- Works both indoors in the Agency office and in the field with clients and referral sources.
- Supervised by: Case Coordinator
- High risk
Ability to perform the following tasks if necessary:
- Ability to participate in physical activity.
- Ability to work for extended period of time while standing and being involved in physical activity.
- Heavy lifting.
- Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis.
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