Patient Care Attendant
If you have a clinical instinct and a calm hand, families need you in their homes.
Bring hospital-grade attentiveness home — for recovery, chronic illness, and post-discharge.
Patient care attendants are the step up from elder care. You work with patients freshly discharged from hospital, or with chronic conditions managed at home — stroke, cardiac, post-surgery, cancer recovery.
You're not a nurse. But you're trained to track vitals, manage feeding tubes under nursing supervision, observe wound areas, watch for the small signs that something is changing. You work under a care manager and a nurse for clinical questions.
If you've worked as a hospital attendant before, or trained as a GDA (General Duty Assistant), this is a direct fit. Pay is higher than elder care because the skill ceiling is.
The work, day-to-day.
Real responsibilities — not vague aspirations. If something sounds like it isn't your strength, tell us in the application. We'll work with it.
- Track vitals — BP, sugar, temperature, SpO₂ — and log them in the app
- Feed orally, or assist with NG/RT feeding under nurse supervision
- Observe surgical sites and wound areas, report any change immediately
- Catheter care and incontinence management with dignity
- Reposition bedridden patients every 2–3 hours to prevent pressure sores
- Mobility coaching — bed to chair, chair to walker, supervised walks
- Coordinate with the family's physiotherapist when they visit
- Medication adherence with timing logs
- Hydration and nutrition tracking, including intake/output for some patients
- Daily care reports shared with family and treating doctor (with consent)
- Escalate immediately on warning signs — fever, breathlessness, swelling, confusion
- Maintain infection-control practices: hand hygiene, glove use, linen change
What a day looks like.
The shape of a real day in this role. Routines flex around the situation — but this is the rhythm we keep returning to.
- 8:00 AMArrive, handover from previous shift
- 8:15 AMVitals check, morning hygiene, sponge bath if bedridden
- 9:30 AMBreakfast and morning medications, logged with timing and dose
- 10:30 AMPhysiotherapy support or mobility coaching
- 12:00 PMVitals re-check, hydration push, repositioning
- 1:00 PMLunch and afternoon medications
- 2:00 PMPatient rests — repositioning every 2 hours if bedridden
- 4:00 PMVitals, snack, family interaction or quiet time
- 5:30 PMLight mobility or window time
- 7:00 PMDinner, evening medications, prep for night
- 8:00 PMHandover with the day's full report
Must-haves.
- 12th standard pass, or equivalent
- Some healthcare exposure — hospital attendant, ANM dropout, GDA course, etc.
- Comfort reading basic medication labels in English
- Spoken comfort in two of: Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English
- Physical fitness to lift or assist a patient with mobility
- Two professional references
Bonus skills.
- Formal GDA (General Duty Assistant) certification
- Hospital experience in a multi-specialty unit
- BLS / first-aid certificate
- Experience with post-op cardiac or orthopedic patients
We invest in you before you invest in us.
- 80-hour training programme including supervised hospital exposure
- Uniform, ID card, basic care kit, vitals equipment
- Group accident insurance during shifts
- Care manager 24×7 and a clinical nurse you can call
- Weekly nurse review of your care logs
- Free refresher training every quarter
- Paid weekly off, festival bonuses, annual leave
- Weekly off paid
- Monthly performance bonus up to ₹4,000
- Group accident insurance
- Festival bonus twice a year
- Annual paid leave (12 days)
- Quarterly refresher training paid
Move to live-in patient care (₹28–38k/month) in 6–12 months. Strong performers transition to Home Nursing Assistant role with formal training support.
Your next 3 years.
A real growth path. We promote from within first — most senior roles at Care Givers are filled by people who started in a different role.
- Months 0–12Patient Care Attendant
Build hospital-to-home placement experience and a strong family rating.
- Year 2Live-in Patient Attendant / Bedridden Specialist
Higher tier placements with chronic and bedridden patients.
- Year 2–3Home Nursing Assistant (with bridge training)
We sponsor your formal Home Nursing or ANM bridge programme.
What candidates ask us.
Do I need to be a nurse?
No. Nurses do clinical procedures (IV, injections). Patient care attendants assist with observation, hygiene, feeding and mobility. Different role, different training.
What happens in an emergency?
You follow the household's emergency card: family contact first, then our 24×7 care manager, then ambulance partner. We drill this on day one of every placement.
Can I work only night shifts?
Yes. Many of our patient care attendants prefer 12-hour nights, especially for post-surgery week-one placements.
Will the agency support further training?
Yes. After 12 months of strong performance, we sponsor part of your bridge to a formal Home Nursing Assistant qualification.
Apply for Patient Care Attendant.
We aim to give every applicant a clear answer within 7 days. No fees, no document deposits, no ghosting.
We never charge applicants. Genuine offers come on company email only.
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