Personal Care Aide in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at YOUR CARE AT HOME LLC

All services are personalized and may require additional attention!

Direct care includes but is not limited to:

ADL—Activities of daily living —The term includes eating, drinking, ambulating, transferring in and out of a bed or chair, toileting, bladder and bowel management, personal hygiene, self-administering medication and proper turning and positioning in a bed or chair.

• Providing immobile, ill, or frail clients with assistance, company, and comfort.
• Assisting with medication reminders and treatments as prescribed by healthcare providers.
• Monitoring the physical, mental, and emotional conditions of clients and reporting changes to designated parties.
• Performing personal hygiene care and housekeeping duties including Laundry,
• Preparing meals and assisting clients with eating and drinking.
• Assisting with the use of incontinence products or providing bathroom visit support.
• Running errands, including shopping for groceries and basic household items.
• Assisting clients from their beds into chairs or wheelchairs, and back.
• Accompanying clients on trips, such as medical appointments.
• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe environment.

All services are personalized and may require additional attention!

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• National Caregiver Certification Course or CNA (NCCC) preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of direct patient care experience
• Knowledge of best practices in the provision of direct care.
• Experience in assisting patients with prescribed medication reminders and treatment assistance
• Exceptional ability to assist clients with mobility, personal care, and hygiene needs.
• Ability to perform basic housekeeping duties, run errands, and prepare meals.
• Advanced ability to maintain a clean and sterile environment, as well as safely discarding biological waste.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a caring approach, and physically fit.
• Willingness to work irregular hours, including evening hours, weekends, and holidays REQUIRED
• Must be able to pass State background check, Child Abuse, and Exclusion
• Must pass competency exam