Essential Job Responsibilities:
The duties of a Personal Care Aide may include but are not limited to the following:
- Assist client with his/her completion of bathing dressing incontinence management wayfinding grooming etc. (Client participates in task completion.
- Planning and preparing meals according to specific dietary requirements of the client.
- Maintaining a safe clean and healthy environment through light housekeeping including changing bed linens dusting and vacuuming mopping floors cleaning kitchen and bathroom and laundry.
- Providing companionship and stimulation for the client including reading walks etc.; and accompanying the client to doctors or other appointments.
- Grocery shopping or other errands when needed.
- Performing other housekeeping tasks as indicated in the care plan.
- Participating in inservice education programs.
Employee May Not:
- Administer or pour medication.
- Cut the toenails of any client.
- Operate any type of mechanical lift device.
- Perform any type of heavy housework such as cleaning stoves with oven cleaners moving heavy furniture or appliances etc.