Personal Care Attendant

ComForCare; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join ComForCare as a Personal Care Attendant in Tucson. You'll support clients by providing essential personal care services and help them maintain comfort and dignity in their daily lives. This position values caregivers, offering training and a supportive work environment, where you’re never alone in the field. Ideal for those with a caring heart looking to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Respect and dignity in the workplace

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months experience in a supervised setting, preferably healthcare.
• Good driving record and licensed to drive with insured automobile.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care services under supervision.
• Documents care provided and follows the Aide Care Plan.
• Assists clients with daily living activities such as bathing and meal preparation.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Certification training program

Written skills test and competency evaluation

Job description

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Looking for individuals to join our home care family.

At ComForCare Home Care we value our employees like family. We celebrate success and have fun. Our focus is to help our clients and employees live their best lives possible.

• Each office is independently owned and operated.
  
  

Position Summary

Provides personal care services under the direction of a designee. The Personal Care Attendant is assigned to specific clients, and performs services for clients as necessary to maintain their personal comfort.

REPORTS TO: General Manager

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a formal certification training program and/or a written skills test and competency evaluation.
• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Minimum of six (6) months work experience in a supervised setting, preferably health care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, and follow a written Plan of Care and/or Aide Care Plan.
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Licensed driver with an automobile and insured in accordance with state and/or Agency requirements and in good repair. Good driving record.
  
  

Essential Functions/Areas Of Accountability

• Performs simple procedures as an extension of therapy services under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Range of motion exercises
• Assistance in ambulation or exercises
• Performs personal care activities, including but not limited to:
• Bathing
• Shampooing
• Skin care/nail care
• Oral hygiene
• Shaving
• Dressing
• Performs household services essential to health care at home, including but not limited to:
• Meal preparation/feeding
• Laundry
• Light housekeeping
• Assists in the administration of medications that are ordinarily self-administered under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (in accordance with state licensure regulations, state practice acts, and Agency policy).
• Reports any observed or reported changes in the client's condition and/or needs to the Registered Nurse. Follows reporting guidelines in the Aide Care Plan.
• Documents care provided and completes the forms required for the client's records. Submits documentation per Agency requirements—at least weekly.
• Promotes personal safety and a safe environment for clients by observing infection control practices, following Agency guidelines, and reporting unsafe situations to the Clinical Supervisor/Case Manager.
• Demonstrates safe practice in the use of equipment. Does not use equipment until orientation about its operation has been provided. Notifies supervisor of educational needs.
• Communicates effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team through verbal reports, participation in staff meetings, and team conferences, as requested.
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Attends in-service programs to meet compliance requirements. Identifies learning needs to Agency supervisor.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
  

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

The information below is intended to describe the general context/requirements for performance of this job.

During a typical workday, this position requires the activities listed. It is not to be considered an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements and does not limit the assignment of additional duties.

Compensation: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Live your best life possible while helping others live theirs.

Our Caregivers are the heart and soul of what we do. For that reason, we put our CaregiversFirst each and every day.

At ComForCare, it is our CaregiverFirst promise, that our caregivers will be:

• Treated with respect and dignity.
• Provided exceptional training on a regular and ongoing basis.
• Are never alone in the field - support is always available.
• Thoughtfully matched with clients that they are compatible with.
  
  

Join our team and be a part of a certified Great Place To Work! Thousands of ComForCare employees were surveyed and the response was overwhelmingly positive, with 90% agreeing that ComForCare is in fact a Great Place To Work.

By selecting the positions below, you acknowledge that you are applying for employment with an independently owned and operated ComForCare franchisee, a separate company and employer from ComForCare and any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. You understand that each independent franchisee is solely responsible for all decisions relating to employment including (and without limitation to) hiring and termination, and ComForCare does not accept, review or store my application. Any questions about your application or the hiring process must be directed to the locally owned and operated ComForCare franchisee.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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