Patient Care Attendant

Unifi Healthcare; South Carolina; On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Unifi Healthcare is seeking a Personal Care Attendant to assist patients with daily activities, provide physical support, and offer companionship. You will support hygiene, mobility, meal prep, laundry, and errands while maintaining HIPAA compliance.

The role emphasizes compassionate, patient-centered care with strong communication and multitasking abilities in a home or facility setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Understanding of HIPAA Rules and Regulations.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; great interpersonal relations.
• Compassionate and sensitive to patients’ needs and concerns.
• Experience in housekeeping or personal care.

Responsibilities

• Encourage patients to perform daily personal hygiene.
• Support patients with mobility, standing, and physical activities.
• Cueing/reminders for self-medication administration.
• Schedule patient appointments, cancellations, and update records.
• Accompany patients to appointments.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary needs of patients’ space and living areas.
• Ensure patients’ safety; remove any safety hazards.
• Meal preparation and planning.
• Laundry.
• Answer the telephone, assist with gathering personal mail and other correspondence.
• Shopping for groceries, running errands.
• Provide companionship and conversation.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Compassionate care

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

As a Personal Care Attendant, you will play a key role in improving the quality of life for our patients. You will assist patients with daily activities and tasks, provide physical support, companionship, and help take care of the home.

Care Assistant Duties and Responsibilities

• Encourage patients to preform daily personal hygiene
• Support patients with mobility, standing, and physical activities
• Cueing/reminders for self-medication administration
• Schedule patient appointments, cancellations, and update records
• Accompany patients to appointments
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary needs of patients’ space and living areas
• Ensure patients’ safety; remove any safety hazards
• Meal preparation and planning
• Laundry
• Answer the telephone, assist with gathering personal mail and other correspondence
• Shopping for groceries, running errands
• Provide companionship and conversation

Care Assistant Requirements and Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Performs all tasks in compliance with the company policies, rules, and procedures; understanding of HIPAA Rules and Regulations
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; great interpersonal relations and confident demeanor
• Compassionate and sensitive to patients’ needs and concerns
• Demonstrating related housekeeping or personal care experience