Personal Care Aide
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Description
Perform direct resident care duties under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel, while maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for the residents.
Tasks
- Assist residents with daily living activities: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and repositioning.
- Ensure residents’ physical comfort and mental well-being, treating all with respect and dignity.
- Prepare residents for meals, assist with meal distribution, and monitor food/fluid intake.
- Observe and document residents’ conditions; report changes to professional staff promptly.
- Support admission, transfer, and discharge processes for residents as directed.
- Provide nursing care per resident care plans under licensed nurse supervision.
- Promote professional relationships, follow confidentiality, safety, and sanitation protocols.
Qualifications / Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be 18 years of age or older. Must be free from a medical condition, including drug or alcohol addiction, that would limit direct care staff persons from providing necessary personal care services with reasonable skill safety.