Attendant Care Provider

Job Description:

Attendant Care Providers play a vital role in supporting clients’ independence, well-being, and quality of life by providing hands-on care, companionship, and assistance with daily tasks in a home-based setting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to person-centered care in their interactions with clients.

Key Responsibilities:

Activities Allowed:

• Provides assistance with personal care, which includes:

– Bathing, partial bathing
– Oral hygiene
– Hair care including clipping of hair

– Shaving
– Hand and foot care
– Intact skin care
– Application of cosmetics

– Dressing

• Provides assistance with mobility, which includes:

–  Proper body mechanics

–  Transfers

–  Ambulation

–  Use of assistive devices

• Provides assistance with elimination, which includes:

– Assistance with bedpan, bedside commode, toilet – Incontinent or involuntary care
– Emptying urine collection and colostomy bags

• Provides assistance with nutrition, which includes:

–  Meal planning

–  Meal preparation

–  Clean-up

• Provides assistance with safety, which includes:

–  Use of the principles of health and safety in relation to self and individual

–  Identification and elimination of safety hazards

–  Practicing health protection and cleanliness by appropriate techniques of hand washing

–  Waste disposal and household tasks

–  Reminding the participant to self-administer medications

–  Provides assistance with correspondence and bill paying

–  Transportation of individuals to nonmedical community activities