Personal Care Assistant (PCA)

Job overview

The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) role is an onsite, in-home position in Crawfordsville, IN, paying $14–$17 per hour. Altra Homecare Group is a community-based personal service agency focused on personalized care and patient well-being at home. The PCA provides essential personal care and companionship tailored to each patient’s needs. The role supports safety and daily living while following care protocols, privacy policies, and infection-control guidelines.

What you'll do

• Assist with laundry, medication reminders, patient safety, light meal preparation and feeding when needed, temperature monitoring and recording, ambulation, range-of-motion exercises, bathing, light housekeeping, and companion services such as reading and letter-writing. Report significant changes in a patient’s condition to a supervisor
• maintain documentation and follow care, privacy, and infection-control protocols.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

personal care assistant

pca

home care

patient safety

personal care

medication reminders

companionship

crawfordsville in

altra homecare

$14–$17/hr

flexible work schedule

overtime pay

holiday pay

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• overtime pay
• holiday pay
• flexible work schedule
• direct deposit.

Why this role

Applicants must be at least 18 and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance. One year of relevant experience is preferred; flexible work schedule is offered.

About the employer

Altra Homecare of Kokomo is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.