Entry Level Personal Care Assistant
Hourly Pay: $20 - $24 / per hour
Maxim Healthcare is hiring for a Personal Care Assistant to provide support services to assist clients with personal, physical mobility and therapeutic care needs.
Why Join Maxim:
- Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
- Health, dental, vision, Life Insurance, HSA and PTO
- 401(k) savings plan
- Maxcares Awards Program
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
Requirements:
- 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, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language may be required
- Computer proficiency required
- Must be at least 18 years of age