Job description:
Essential functions/ Job duties:
- Provides personal care services, such as:
- Reading and recording temperature, pulse and respiration
- Maintaining a clean, safe and healthy environment
- Bed, sponge, tub or shower bathing
- Shampooing in sink, tub or shower
- Caring for nails and skin
- Oral hygiene
- Assisting with toileting and elimination
- Applies safety principles and proper body mechanics to the performance of specific techniques of personal and supportive care such as ambulation of clients, transferring clients, assisting with the normal range of motion and positioning and doing household chores.
- Prepares and provides adequate nutrition and fluid intake: provides medically prescribed diets under supervision.
- Performs homemaking and other environmental services that facilitate receiving sanitary and safe care at home.
- Observes, reports and documents changes in client status or expectations of service promptly to a case manager or clinical supervisor.
- Understands basic elements of body functioning and reports changes in client body functions as indicated.
- Recognizes emergency situations and implements appropriate emergency procedures when indicated.
- Demonstrates utilization of good basic infection control procedures and follows agency procedures, especially with regard to infection control, handling of hazardous wastes, and safety measures in all instances.
- Accurately documents care provided and submits visit records and mileage logs within 7days of visit or as requested.
- Attends in-service programs according to agency policy. Attends client care conferences as directed.
Degree of travel:
Home visits daily. Monthly office meetings. Must have reliable transportation and agency required auto insurance.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: On the road
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
