Personal Care Aides
Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.
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Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Monitor health or behavior of people or animals. | Maintenance |
| Maintain client information or service records. | Maintenance |
| Administer basic health care or medical treatments. | General |
| Document client health or progress. | General |
| Perform housekeeping duties. | General |
| Prepare foods or meals. | General |
| Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families. | General |
| Teach health or hygiene practices. | General |
| Drive vehicles to transport patrons. | General |
| Assist individuals with special needs. | General |
| Develop plans for programs or services. | Development |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| MEDITECH software | Medical software |
| Appletree | Computer based training software |
| August Systems Visit Wizard | Calendar and scheduling software |
| Computer reading software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |
| FaceTime | Video conferencing software |
| Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software |
| Voltage SecureMail | Electronic mail software |
| Word processing software | Word processing software |
| Mi-Co Mi-Forms | Data base reporting software |
Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Coding Specialist | Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance | Not Available |
| Advanced Lactation Consultant | Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice | Not Available |
| Direct Support Professional - Certified-II | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Direct Support Professional - Specialist - Inclusion | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Direct Support Professional - Specialist in Positive Behavior Support | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Direct Support Professional Certified-I | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Direct Support Professional Registered | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Direct Support Professional Specialist - Health Support | National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals | Not Available |
| Functional Training Specialty Certification | American Council on Exercise | Not Available |
| Heartsaver First Aid | American Heart Association | Not Available |
| Mental Health Technician Certification | American Medical Certification Association | Not Available |
| Nationally Certified Patient Care Technician | National Center for Competency Testing | Not Available |
| Specialty Coding Professional | Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance | Not Available |