Personal Care Aides
Also called: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Health Aide (HHA), Home Care Aide, Caregiver
What they do:
Assist the elderly, convalescents, 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. May advise families, the elderly, convalescents, and persons with disabilities regarding such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities.
On the job, you would:
- Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
- Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
Business
Safety and Government
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Electronic mail software
Spreadsheet software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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See more details at O*NET OnLine about personal care aides.