PCA, Nurse Aide

Activities of Daily Living (ADL); DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assist ambulatory client with mobility and toileting • Provide care for normal, unbroken skin • Assist with personal hygiene by setting up the supplies needed for the client to complete hair and scalp grooming and fingernail grooming • Assist with bathing by assisting in and out of shower, tub and basin • Shave client • Provide basic first aid • Make unoccupied bed • Assist limited function client with dressing • Assist with meal preparation and cutting up food for client • Assist in and encourage physical activities and/or prescribed exercises • Assist with following budget prepared by case manager • Assist to find/use community services • Perform reading and writing tasks • Provide companionship/emotional support • Demonstrate and assist with basic housekeeping tasks (sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, dishes, etc) • Assist in organizing household routine • Assist in purchasing clothing or other household items • Assist with planning and preparing proper meals  Skills listed below must have competency demonstrated and verified by RN before performing • Apply Ace bandages, TED’s, binders • Apply/remove prothetic devices for stable clients • Assist client with self-monitoring of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and weight