Personal Care Aid-Full Time

SURPASSION HEALTHCARE SERVICES, IN; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

SURPASSION HEALTHCARE SERVICES, IN is seeking a compassionate Personal Care Assistant in Stafford, Virginia. In this role, you will assist individuals with daily activities including bathing, grooming, and medication reminders while ensuring their safety and comfort.

Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, empathy, and physical stamina. Join a team dedicated to helping clients maintain their independence and quality of life through personalized care.

Qualifications

• Strong communication to understand and respond to clients' needs.
• Empathy and patience to provide compassionate care.
• Basic knowledge of personal hygiene and health care.
• Ability to assist with mobility safely.
• Time management to handle tasks efficiently.
• Reliability to ensure consistent support.
• Physical stamina for lifting clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily activities like bathing and dressing.
• Provide companionship to help clients maintain independence.
• Ensure clients' safety and comfort during care.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Patience

Basic health care knowledge

Time management

Reliability

Physical stamina

Job description

Personal Care Assistant Responsibilities

A PCA, or Personal Care Assistant, helps individuals who need support with daily activities due to illness, disability, or aging. The job typically involves assisting with tasks like bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, and sometimes mobility assistance. PCAs provide companionship and help clients maintain their independence and quality of life while ensuring their safety and comfort. The role requires compassion, patience, and good communication skills.

Personal Care Assistant Qualifications

Essential skills for a PCA include strong communication to understand and respond to clients' needs, empathy and patience to provide compassionate care, basic knowledge of personal hygiene and health care, ability to assist with mobility safely, time management to handle tasks efficiently, and reliability to ensure consistent support. Physical stamina is also important, as the job can require lifting or helping clients move.