Senior Care Companion & Mobility Aide

Visiting Angels - Lufkin, TX; Crockett (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Holiday Pay

Referral Bonuses

Direct Deposit

Weekly Pay

Sign on Bonus

Job summary

Visiting Angels Lufkin seeks a dedicated Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to support seniors in Deep East Texas, including Crockett and surrounding areas. You will assist with meds, mobility, personal care, meal prep, and light housekeeping, delivering compassionate, respectful companionship.

Opportunities for growth with dementia and Alzheimer’s care training. Flexible shifts and a community-focused role that makes a real difference.

Qualifications

• Passion to serve others - a true caregiver.
• Excellent knowledge of emergency response and first aid.
• Knowledge of housekeeping activities and cooking with attention to dietary constraints.
• Willingness to adhere to health and safety standards.
• Respectful and compassionate.
• Experience with Bathing assistance and incontinence care.
• Experience with transferring seniors using a hoyer lift or gait belt.
• Strong ethics.
• Knowledge of Alzheimer's and Dementia.
• 2 years professional experience with the elderly in a facility or with an agency or CNA certification.

Responsibilities

• Help clients take prescribed medication.
• Assist clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (transferring assistance using hoyer lifts or gait belts or walkers and wheelchairs).
• Assist clients with personal care and hygiene (bathing assistance and incontinence care).
• Help clients with routine exercises.
• Plan and prepare meals with assistance from the clients (when they are able).
• Do the client’s shopping or accompany them when they shop (grocery shopping, salon, doctor appointments).
• Perform light housekeeping duties that clients can’t complete on their own.
• Be a pleasant and supportive companion.
• Report any unusual incidents.
• Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency.

Skills

Compassionate care

Emergency response

First aid

Mobility assistance

Medication assistance

Meal planning/cooking

Housekeeping

Dementia care knowledge

Ethics

CNAcertification / 2 yrs eldercare

Job description

Visiting Angels Lufkin seeks a dedicated Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to support seniors in Deep East Texas, including Crockett and surrounding areas. You will assist with meds, mobility, personal care, meal prep, and light housekeeping, delivering compassionate, respectful companionship.

Opportunities for growth with dementia and Alzheimer’s care training. Flexible shifts and a community-focused role that makes a real difference.