Personal Caregiver- Durham, NC

About the role

Explore opportunities with Access Personal Care Services, part of the Optum family of businesses. We are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Per Diem Personal Care Assistant, you will provide support, assistance with personal hygiene and household functions for an individual to be able to remain in their own home.

Responsibilities

• Provides or assists clients with activities of daily living including: bathing in bed, tub or shower; care of hair including shampoo, combing and brushing; care of teeth and mouth including denture care; nail care, filing only; skin care including pericare and applying lotion; transfer of patient from bed to chair and to wheelchair; transfer of patients on and off bedpan, commode and toilet; assist client in preparing for bed; position patient in bed as directed; assists with ambulation including with cane, walker and crutches; personal care dressing of client; medication reminder.
• Live-in and Sleep Over's: secures clients home for the night and provides reassurance by being present at the client's home during the nighttime hours (Washington and Oregon does not provide this service).
• Assists with household tasks directly essential to client's personal care.