Personal Care Assistant Part Time

Job Purpose:
- The Personal Care Assistant is responsible for performing personal care and homemaker services based on a nurse’s assessment of the client’s needs. This position is also responsible for providing respite and private duty care, ensuring client comfort, dignity, and independence.

Key Responsibilities:
- Assist clients with personal hygiene according to the client care plan, including providing partial or complete baths in a variety of locations.
- Promote client independence and maintain client modesty during personal care activities.
- Provide homemaker services as required to support the client's daily living needs.
- Deliver respite care to provide relief to primary caregivers.
- Offer private duty care with a focus on personalized attention and support.
- Utilize proper body mechanics to lift, transfer, and move clients safely.
- Exercise mature judgment in all client interactions and care decisions.

Required Education:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent

Required Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years of in-home experience, either in private duty or in a facility setting
- Completion of 60-hour training or possession of a state-tested nursing license

Required Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to assist clients with personal hygiene in accordance with the client care plan, ensuring client independence and modesty
- Proficiency in giving partial or complete baths in various locations in an organized manner
- Capability to lift, transfer, and move clients safely
- Ability to lift 30 pounds using proper body mechanics
- Competence in using mature judgment in various situations

Salary : $18 - $19