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Early Childhood Education Certification
Personal Care Attendant
Conducted an evening routine involving personal care for a child with Down Syndrome and Autism
- Communicated effectively with child through using proper language and behavioral techniques
- Demonstrated appropriate behavior at all times
- Created a safe environment for child
- Established and maintained positive relationships with child and parent
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High School Diploma
Medical Assistant
Personal Care Attendant
Provided in home quality personal care and support including bathing, dressing, grooming comforting and encouraging a bedridden elderly patient.
- Communicated closely with patient's physician, scheduled doctor's appointment, accompanied patient to appointments to translate between and patient physician.
- Used creativity to prepared and served healthy and well balanced breakfast, lunch, dinner, while following doctor's nutritional instructions.
- Observed and obtained patient's vital signs, food and liquid intake and output.
- Assisted in a variety of duties as requested, always accommodating patient's needs.
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Personal Care Attendant
Delivered bedside care to client and assisted in maintenance of their personal hygiene.
- Monitored the client's vitals on daily basis, coordinated with client's family and physician regarding progress and communicated any changes in health immediately.
- Administered all prescribed medicines on time and accompanied the client to hospital visits.
- Provided high quality compassion to client, and ensured their well-being at all times.
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Medical Office Specialist
Personal Care Attendant
Obtained vital signs per hospital protocol and reported abnormal vital to licensed staff
- Provided bathing and personal hygiene to clients
- Kept accurate records of intake and output, and entered orders/lab work
- Observed patients on telemetry, interpreted strips, and informed proper staff of any changes on telemetry
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Personal Care Attendant
Administered bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance
- Performed housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, laundry or running errands
- Planned, shopped for and prepared nutritious meals
- Accompanied client to physicians' offices or other outings
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Park
Personal Care Attendant
Personal care attendant for a 9-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Down Syndrome.
- Responsible for the care of the child including: transporting the child to and from Occupational and Speech therapy while observing therapy sessions.
- Treatment techniques are then implemented at home to further progress towards goals of therapy.
- Assisted with and conducted general care including feeding, bathing, and dressing of child.
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Appliance Repair
Marine Engine Technology
Personal Care Attendant
Provided afterschool care for child with autism
- Planned and participated in recreational activates
- Assisted with daily homework assignments
- Engaged him in social activates
- Collaborated with and discussed weekly plans with child's parents
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Certificate
Personal Care Attendant
Transported client to locations outside the home, such as physician's office and dialysis
- Shopped and prepared nutritious meals for client
- Performed housekeeping duties including washing dishes and doing laundry
- Performed healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medications, under the direction of registered nurses
- Administered personal care, such as personal hygiene assistance
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Psychology
Master of Arts
Private Personal Care Attendant
- Worked with teenage girl with cognitive delay, special physical needs, and sensory processing disorder
- Promoted appropriate social skills to participate more fully within the community
- Assisted with development of gross and fine motor skills to increase independence
- Facilitated coping skills to curb disruptive behaviors
- Effectively communicated and collaborated with family members to address goals and activities
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant
Provided personal care and assist in adjusting to new lifestyle
- Maintained records of service preformed and of apparent condition of patient
- Assist with treatment as ordered by the physician and approved and supervised by the administrator
- Aided clients with communication report
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Medical Assistant
Justice Studies
Personal Care Attendant
- Provided light housekeeping and routine personal care services to client.
- Planned meals (including special diets), shop for food, and cook.
- Helped client get out of bed, bathe, dress, and groom.
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English
Journalism
Personal Care Attendant
- Performed housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, and running errands.
- Prepared and maintained records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager and supervisor.
- Performed health-care related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses and physiotherapists.
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High School
Personal Care Attendant
- Performed in-home care including preparation of meals and aid of patients' personal hygiene.
- Provided mental and emotional support to clients.
- Ensured safety, personal comfort, and well-being of patients.
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Personal Care Attendant (pca)
Prep meals for the elderly and homebound citizens daily
- Collected and disposed of refuse properly
- Cooked and prepared meals daily adhering to nutritional guidelines
- Maintained sanitary living environment
- Exhibited love, patience, respect and sensitivity while assisting patients
- Established an amicable and professional rapport with clients
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Human Development And Family Studies
Personal Care Attendant (pca)
Provide in-home care to individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Provide safe direct-care and supportive services for individual with special health care needs
- Assist individual's family with the daily life functioning of the individual
- Administer medications to the individual as directed by parent or legal guardian
- Plan daily activities for individual to increase his independence
- Provided opportunity for community integration and improvement of social skills by taking individual out on local trips
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Associate of Science
Personal Care Attendant
Work with physically challenged children and adults enrolled in home based care program.
- Provide transportation to and from doctor and personal appointments.
- Assist clients in daily routine, including personal grooming and medication distribution.
- Perform grocery and household shopping for clients in accordance with set dietary guidelines.
- Responsible for light housework and cooking for client.
- Assist in recreational activities with clients.
- Completed processed all necessary paperwork for agency
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Criminal Justice
Personal Care Attendant
Responsible for assisting client in everyday hygiene practices
- Performed range of motion exercises for client morning and night
- Prepared meals in morning and evening
- Dispensed medication and ordered medications through insurance company
- Assisted client with bills and emails
- Went grocery shopping with client on weekly basis
- Daily household chores before and after client was at work
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant
Responsible for making sure clients took medication
- Assisted clients with chores and prepared meal service
- Office Aide assisting with administrational duties
- Responsible for making sure clients were taken to their necessary destinations
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Pharmacy Technician Career
Personal Care Attendant
Assist elderly person with activities of daily living including: bathing, transferring, grooming, hygiene, toileting, dressing.
- Meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, and shopping for client.
- Transport client to and attend medical appointments, as well as social activities.
- Assist with Medication Self-Administration.
- Assure client's safety and well-being.
- Assess client's need for medical evaluation, physical &/or mental.
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant
Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes and running errands.
- Perform healthcare related task such as, monitoring and administering medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapist.
- Plan, shop for and prepare nutritious meals or assist family in planning, shopping and preparing nutritious meals.
- Assist consumer with moving in and out of bed, bath, wheelchair and automobile when needed.
- Transport consumer to locations outside the home, such as to physician's offices and on outings using a motor vehicle.
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Personal Care Attendant
Perform health care related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered
nurses and physiotherapists.
- Plan, shop for, and prepare nutritious meals, or assist families in planning, shopping for, and preparing nutritious
- Instruct and advise clients on issues such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, nutrition and infant care.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, and running errands.
- Administer bedside and personal care, such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance.
- Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
- Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant II
- Provided behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
- Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly residents.
- Administered superb customer service 100% of the time
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Personal Care Attendant (pca)
Provide living assistance to home-bound child patient
- Assist with household chores, such as cleaning, shopping, and preparing meals
- Administer medication and schedule medical appointments
- Filed thorough and organized reports on the patients' status and well-being
- Provided general companionship to clients
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Liberal Arts
Personal Care Attendant (pca)
Provide living assistance to home-bound elderly patient
- Assist with household chores, such as cleaning, shopping, and preparing meals
- Administer medication and scheduled medical appointments
- File thorough and organized reports on the patients' status and well-being
- Provide general companionship to client
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Medical Assisting
Personal Care Attendant
Assisted client with daily personal care
- Transported client to and from appointments
- Performed household chores like laundry, washing dishes and light cleaning
- Kept a log of medications that client took
- Made sure client's home was safe at all times
- Provided companionship to client
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Personal Care Attendant
Work with 2 autistic twin girls age 10 year old
- Provide assistance and companionship.
- Assist with daily functions such as bathing, grooming and medicine intake.
- Assist with other household chores/errands as needed.
- Working with autistic children, understanding their wants and needs through their actions and reactions.
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant
Assist with activities of daily living for a physically and cognitively disabled individual. Offered physical, emotional, and mental support encouraging personal pride and confidence.
- Provide cognitively stimulating tasks, projects and outings to encourage mental growth and memory retention.
- Provide transportation to and from scheduled appointments, and for consistent social interaction.
- Assist with housekeeping and personal hygiene while promoting independence of the client.
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Personal Care Attendant (pca)
Cares for individuals or families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
- Plans or prepares nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.
- Transports clients to locations outside the home, such as to physician's offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.
- Performs housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
- Performs healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication.
- Participated in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services.
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Retail Merchandising
Personal Care Attendant
- Work with an 18 year old with Down Syndrome to further develop his skills to live independently at home
- Teach and encourage acceptable social and communicational skills
- Prepare meals which included dietary restrictions
- Provide transportation to appointments and activities
- Arrange daily recreation activities
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Administrative Office Technology
Medical Terminology
Personal Care Attendant
Conduct minor housework, laundry, food shopping and meal preparation.
- Provides psychological support and instruction to family member on nutrition and medicine.
- Assist patient with personal hygiene, including shower, tub or bed baths, oral care, hair and skin care.
- Assist patient with self-administration of medications.
- Meal preparation and feeding, when required.
- Assist with prescribed exercises when the client and the aide have been instructed by the appropriate health professional.
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Nursing Assistant
Community Health Worker
Paramedic Program
Personal Care Attendant
Provide direct care to a developmentally delayed client in my home.
- Plan, structure and implement daily behavior management programs.
- Coordinate medical and psychological care services.
- Assist client with homework, individual living skills (ILS) and recreational activities.
- Provide calm intervention during any crisis situations according to client care plan.
- Schedule and transport to appointments and outings.
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32 Gpa
Personal Care Attendant
I work directly one on one with an eighty year old Latino Elder in my community, running errands, light cleaning, meal preparation and social interaction with her daily.
- I am responsible for her safety and how to respond in an emergency.
- I provide her with physical exercise to do daily.
- I perform routine personal care as needed.
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Associate of Arts
Administrative Assistant/ Personal Care Attendant Coordinator
Served as a visible point of contact/ resource for employees for all activities pertaining to staff including recruitment, benefits, training, HR policies and procedures.
- Maintain data and generate reports upon request to Office Manager, maintain both electronic and hard copy master file systems.
- Lead new employee orientation and training. Conduct employee drug test and criminal background checks.
- Research, process, and track a high volume of paperwork including incoming referrals with 100% accuracy.
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High School Diploma
Business
Personal Care Attendant Supervisor/scheduler
Schedule agency personal care attendants on a weekly basis
- Provide daily supervision approximately 100 staff persons
- Keep accurate records of pertinent staff information
- Remain on call for 24 hour staff/client emergencies
- Orient and train new staff
- Communicate with service coordinators regarding clients medical needs
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High School Diploma
Medical Office Administrative
Personal Care Attendant
Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
- Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
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Technology Administration
Cpr, Aed, And First Aid By The American Red Cross
Leadership
Personal Care Attendant
Assist with transferring from bed to wheelchair/shower chair and vice-versa when required.
- Assemble medicine trays and supervise consumers with their medication. Along with specific documentation.
- Food preparation and feeding when required.
- Keep thorough and professional observation logs on each consumer for each aid's shift.
- Transport consumers to and from errands, doctor appointments, and other locations as needed by the consumer and with supervisor approval.
- Assist in getting consumers up and dressed along with undressing and ready for bed, this also includes personal hygiene.
- Assist in preparing for and taking a shower/bed bath.
- Able to take direction from consumer on how to provide care or complete care routines.
- Help keep the consumers home clean and free of cords or any type of tripping hazards.
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant
Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs or automobiles, and with dressing and grooming.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Change bed linens, wash and iron patients' laundry, and clean patients' quarters.
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
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Technology
Associate of Applied Science
Personal Care Attendant/special Advisor for Projects
Observe and maintain patient safety, assist clients with daily activities
- Developing, designing, and creating programs, Organize special events
- Attends and participates in In- Services Training and Workshops Training
- Review time sheets for completeness and accuracy, mileage check
- Bill for various counties, Prepare schedules for clients and PCAs
- Recruiting new Clients, Intake Referral form, visitations, file, fax
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Personal Care Attendant
Provide personal care and attention to elderly and disabled patrons
- Assist clients with activities of daily living
- Perform multiple tasks while prioritizing and managing time for each task at hand
- Adhere to company and H.I.P.A.A policies
- Deliver professional care, communication, and attention to clientele
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Personal Care Attendant
Supervising and assisting client with daily personal needs
- Assist with difficult tasks, such as walking, lifting and standing
- Assist the client with self-administer medications prescribed by client physician.
- Assist with shopping to meet the client's health care or nutritional needs.
- Travel to Medical Services means accompanying or transporting the client to a physician's office or clinic in the local area to obtain medical diagnosis or treatment.
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Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
Personal Care Attendant
- Provided stroke patient with 1:1 assistance with activities of daily living
- Transport patient to doctor appointments
- Provide in home daily childcare for older toddler
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Health Promotion Studies With A Concentration
Personal Care Attendant
- Provide health and personal services to patients in their homes
- Report any observed changes in patientโs condition or needs to the RN Case Manager
- Assist patients with preparing food and monitoring food intake
- Help patients with managing their personal hygiene
- Assist patients with household services such as cleaning and grocery shopping
- Provide palliative care to the terminally ill patients and providing emotional support to the patients and their family
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Personal Care Attendant
- Supervise for safety and assistance to the client in activities of daily living to maintain the client in their home.
- Assist with toiling, medication, bathing and grooming.
- Assist with eating, meal preparation and grocery shopping.
- Assist the client to maintain a personal care plan.
- Assist in Range of motion (ROM) and muscle strengthening exercises.
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High School Diploma
Personal Care Attendant
Assist with personal cleanliness, nutrition, elimination and activity.
- Provides basic supportive care to patients.
- Report and document accurate and timely information regarding patient conditions.
- Ensure that customers and families receive the highest quality of service.
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Human Services Employment Ladder Program
Treatment And Management Of Juveniles
Personal Care Attendant
Assist with activities of daily living and provide ambulation assistance
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and running errands
- Monitor vital signs and medication administration, under the direction of RN
- Document changes in condition or behavior of clients
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Public Health Education
Personal Care Attendant
Responsible for total care of physically disabled client on life support.
- Responsible for all medical supplies and medications
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with nursing staff and case manager.
- Accompany client to doctors' offices, school, social and community activities or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
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years at this job
High School Diploma
Medical Assistant
Personal Care Attendant
- Provided light housekeeping and routine personal care services to client.
- Plan meals (including special diets), shop for food, and cook.
- Help client get out of bed, bathe, dress, and groom.
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years at this job
High School Diploma
Medical Assistant
Personal Care Attendant
- Provided light housekeeping and routine personal care services to client.
- Plan meals (including special diets), shop for food, and cook.
- Help client get out of bed, bathe, dress, and groom.
Personal Care Attendant Resume Success Stories
Personal Care Attendant Duties and Responsibilities
In order to provide support to patients based on personal experience, a Personal Care Attendant performs many different tasks. We analyzed job listings for Personal Care Attendants in order to identify these core duties and responsibilities.
Prepare Meals The Personal Care Attendant prepares all meals for their patient according to any dietary needs and restrictions. This includes shopping for groceries regularly in order to keep the house stocked with necessities. They may also need to assist with feeding, depending on the condition of their patient.
Perform Housekeeping In order to maintain the patient household, the Personal Care Attendant completes housekeeping tasks that range from light to heavy depending on the job. They are at minimum responsible for doing laundry, dishes and cleaning any messes, but often must also sweep, mop, vacuum, sanitize the bathroom and kitchen, clean counters, change the linens and any other necessary housekeeping tasks.
Run Errands The Personal Care Attendant runs occasional errands for their patient as well. This typically involves shopping either for groceries, toiletries, cleaning supplies, or other necessities required to maintain the household. It may also include more individualized tasks such as mailing things out for the patient, buying specialized goods the patient needs, or facilitating appointments and meetings for the patient.
Assist with Personal Care Personal Care Attendants help their patients care for themselves as well. This typically involves bathing the patient, brushing their hair, helping them use the bathroom, assisting them with getting dressed and other typical hygiene and personal care services.
Personal Care Attendant Skills
Personal Care Attendants have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Compassionate individuals, they are able to connect with their patients and provide them with a companion in addition to someone who takes care of their home. In order to succeed, Personal Care Attendants must also be highly organized and capable of managing many different tasks at once. Core skills: Based on job listings we looked at, employers want Personal Care Attendants with these core skills. If you want to work as a Personal Care Attendant, focus on the following.- Obtaining a High School Diploma
- Possessing CPR certification
- Being able to travel locally
- Demonstrating related housekeeping or personal care experience
- Having First Aid certification
- Related college or technical education
- In-home care experience
- Completion of a Personal Care Assistant course
- Possession of a license and vehicle
Personal Care Attendant Resources
We searched the Web to find the best industry resources to help you continue exploring a career as a Personal Care Attendant. From thought leaders to industry groups, this list is packed with opportunities to learn, connect and engage. On the Web
Home Instead - Senior Care Blog
SYNERGY - A blog about homecare techniques and ideas
Nurse Next Door - A blog from a homecare professional Industry Groups
Home Healthcare Nurses Association - Leading organization for nurses in homecare
National Association for Homecare and Hospice - Association for all involved in homecare
Homecare Association of America - A domestic organization for homecare Personal Care Attendant Books
Home Care How-To - A comprehensive guide to starting a homecare business
Homecare Business Marketing - A handbook for marketing your homecare business
Herbal Home Healthcare - A guide to herbal healthcare