Personal Care Aide

PERSONAL CARE AIDE, BASIC CARE AIDE (BCA), CAREGIVER, RESIDENT CARE ASSISTANT (RCA), DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL, HOME HEALTH AIDE

Job Description

Assist older adults or persons with disabilities with daily living activities at the person’s home or in a care facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide assistance at non-residential care facilities. Follow the care directions from providers and family members to assist the older adults, and persons with disabilities regarding such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities.

HOSPITAL, CLINIC, LTC CAREER PATHWAY

Personal Care
Aide
Medical Equipment
Preparer
Certified Nursing
Assistant
Medical
Assistant
Surgical
Tech
Emergency Medical
Technician
Licensed
Practical Nurse
Respiratory
Therapist
EKG
Tech
Registered
Nurse
Physician
Assistant
Nurse
Anesthetist
Nurse Practioner
Physician Assistant
Physician
Surgeon

Hear Why Others Chose This Career

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  • On the Job Training
  • High School or Less

15.8%

10 year growth increase

HIGH

Job Demand

$12 - 15

Wage Range

KNOWLEDGE

Medications Public health Nursing Infection control

Health
Medicine and Dentistry
Business
Customer service
Math & Science
Psychology
Arts and Humanities
English Language reading and comprehension

SKILLS

Basic Skills
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions Talking to others
Social
Looking for ways to help people Compassion Utilize active listening Collaboration Understanding people’s reactions and responding empathetically

ABILITIES

Verbal
Understand verbal and non-verbal communication Communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
Situational awareness Ability to report problems and issues as necessary
Attention
Ability to be in-tune with patients’ needs Ability to comply with rules and regulations
Visual Understanding
Communicating by writing, reading and understanding what is written

PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
Dependability Integrity Concern for Others Teamwork Self-Control Patience

TECHNOLOGY

Medical Software
Electronic medical records systems
Development Environment Software
Data entry software, Financial and Office Suite products knowledge, email systems, video conferencing systems
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