Essential tasks include but are not limited to assisting clients with:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Exercising
- Personal hygiene
- Grooming
- Transferring
- Ambulating
- Positioning
- Toileting and incontinence care
- Assisting with self-administered medication
- Housekeeping
- Meal planning and prep
- Laundry
- Transportation
- Shopping
- Companionship
- Supervision
The physical requirements of the job include but are not limited to:
- Assisting an adult from a lying position to a sitting position by lifting the adult safely
- Assisting an adult who can bear some weight on their legs from a sitting position to a standing position by lifting safely and using
proper body mechanics - Assisting an adult who can bear some weight on their legs from a standing to a sitting position by guiding them down and using proper body mechanics
- Assisting an adult with reduced mobility in ambulating and transferring, including bearing some weight of the adult on the Care Pro’s arms or shoulders
- Lifting a minimum of 50 pounds
- Ambulating without assistive devices, including up and down stairs
- Safely rolling and repositioning a prone adult from back to side and side to back
- Lifting a wheelchair into a car or trunk
- Pushing a wheelchair with an adult across uneven surfaces
- Carrying objects, including small household appliances
- Adjusting furniture and positioning where necessary to provide care
- Working with clients in and around beds, including making beds