Personal Care Assistant
Absolute Home Healthcare INC
06.2024 - Current
- Engaged patients in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Assisted with transferring and positioning clients, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury for both parties.
- Assisted with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
- Recorded temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Managed household chores efficiently, enabling clients to enjoy a clean living space without added stress or physical strain.
- Maintained detailed documentation of client progress, sharing updates with family members and healthcare providers as necessary.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Monitored and assisted residents through individual service plans.
- Improved client comfort by providing exceptional personal care and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
- Assisted patients with self-administered medications.