Compassionate Personal Care Assistant – Mobility & Living

Maxim Healthcare; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, Life Insurance

401(k) savings plan

Paid Time Off

Weekly paychecks

Maxcares Awards Program

Job summary

Maxim Healthcare is hiring a Personal Care Assistant to provide support services to assist clients with personal, physical mobility and therapeutic care needs.

The role involves helping clients with day-to-day activities, health tasks, transfers, and companionship, in a home or community setting. Relevant licensure or certification is required by state, with BLS, background checks, and ongoing documentation part of the job responsibilities.

Qualifications

• State licensure or certification as required by state and/or program.
• One (1) year relevant experience preferred.
• Current BLS Card.
• Current PPD or Chest X-Ray.
• Knowledge of child growth and development.
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate services between the home, school, local health agency, and other community resources.
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communications skills; proficiency in the English language may be required.
• Computer proficiency required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Provides services to persons who need help with day-to-day activities.
• Provides health care tasks, personal hygiene services, and other related support services essential to the client’s health.
• Assists with transfers and ambulation.
• Performs incidental household services that are an integral part of a personal care plan.
• Provides companionship by reading, listening and talking with client.
• Assists client in the development of independent skills through self-care activities such as toileting, clothing routines and personal hygiene.
• Appropriately reports changes in client status or as directed by care plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary.

Skills

BLS/CPR certification

Computer proficiency

English language proficiency

Communication skills

Education

CPR/BL S Certification

Job description

Maxim Healthcare is hiring a Personal Care Assistant to provide support services to assist clients with personal, physical mobility and therapeutic care needs.

The role involves helping clients with day-to-day activities, health tasks, transfers, and companionship, in a home or community setting. Relevant licensure or certification is required by state, with BLS, background checks, and ongoing documentation part of the job responsibilities.