The Personal Care Aide will assist the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities in the patient’s home. Duties performed may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. In addition the Personal Care Aide assists patient’s with Personal care tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming and home exercises.
Work may also be performed primarily indoors in a patient’s home, throughout all areas, walking on uneven surfaces, wet sidewalks, and on carpeted and/or tiled floors. Work will be performed there routinely around other co-workers, patient’s, and guests. Due to the nature of the business, worker may be exposed to occasional slippery floors, object on floors, chemicals, sharp objects, hazardous materials and waste (including human), blood borne pathogens, and communicable diseases, as well as high-stress medical and/or life-threatening situations.