PCA (Personal Care Assistant) Homecare Caregiver

$34,965 - $35,360/Yr

Maxim Healthcare Services - Roseville, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Roseville, CA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) role at Maxim Healthcare Services involves providing essential support services to clients with personal, physical mobility, and therapeutic care needs. The position focuses on assisting clients with daily activities, ensuring their health and well-being, and fostering independence through self-care activities.

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 via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language may be required
• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Benefits

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, Life Insurance, HSA and PTO
• 401(k) savings plan
• Maxcares Awards Program