Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Job Description
In-Home Aide Job Description
The In-Home Aide provides hands-on assistance with ADL’s (activities of daily living) and IADL’s (instrumental activities of daily living) to clients in their home.
Qualifications:
• 1-year experience working in a home care setting
• Must have valid NC Driver’s License.
• Personal means of transportation
• Good interpersonal skills
• Dependable
• NA I or NA II (if applicable)
Job Duties:
• Maintain the home in an optimum state of cleanliness and safety.
• Provide light housekeeping tasks, including such duties as preparation of meals, laundry, shopping.
• Provide hands on assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and eating.
• Provide client with assistance with self-administration of medications.
• May assist with monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, temperature, pulse, and respirations (if within scope of practice and delegated by a RN)
• Report to the RN Supervisor any change in condition, incidents or problems related to the client, immediately.
• Report any unusual incidents or changes in the client’s behavior to the RN Supervisor
• Document accurately and maintain service records
• Perform other duties as assigned by the RN Supervisor.