Health Maintenance Attendant

MGA Homecare; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

MGA Homecare is seeking a Health Maintenance Attendant to help families care for children with special needs in their homes in Colorado Springs. The role involves performing homemaker and health maintenance tasks as outlined by care plans and reporting updates to supervisors.

Applicants should have at least two years of home care experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to document visits using email and basic computer tools.

Qualifications

• Experience providing home care is preferred (minimum 2 years).
• Must be able to communicate effectively with clients, families, and supervisors.
• Proficient with email, basic computer use, and documenting visits.

Responsibilities

• Provide homemaker, personal care, and health maintenance activities as scheduled.
• Document activities in the client’s home at the time of visit.
• Report concerns to supervisor or manager promptly.
• Complete paperwork accurately and on time.
• Travel to client homes as required.

Skills

Home care experience

Strong communication

Email and documentation

Confidential information

Team collaboration

Tools

Email client

Computer for documentation

Job description

Circle of Care:

Circle of Care Colorado is an In-Home Support Services (IHSS) agency assisting families in Colorado with providing a more comfortable, personal way to care for children with special needs within the comforts of home. Working with Circle of Care Colorado allows you the opportunity to select an attendant of your choice, or be your own child’s assigned IHSS caregiver.

Circle of Care Colorado is managed by a small team of compassionate professionals with over 30 years of experience in the healthcare field. When the most precious lives are on the line, Colorado families can count on Circle of Care to be an active partner in managing home health maintenance services.
Health Maintenance Attendant

Job Overview

Job Description - Health Maintenance Attendant

Reports To: Director of Clinical Services, Director of Operations, Supervisor

Supervises : NONE

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provision of tasks per care plan and only as instructed
• Provides homemaker, personal care, and health maintenance activities as assigned.
• Documents activities performed in the client’s home at the time of the visit.
• Documents client concerns, and client difficulties, and reports the same to supervisor or manager.
• Provides services when scheduled.
• Communicates promptly to agency and client any schedule change.
• Completes and submits required paperwork accurately and on time.
• Accomplishes job responsibilities in a timely, safe, and professional manner.
• Participates in client case conferences according to agency and procedures.
• Represents the Agency in a professional manner and dresses appropriate to job duties
• Report any changes in consumer to IHSS Healthcare Professional
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

Experience of a minimum of two (2) years providing home care preferred; prefer one (1) year employment history with licensed agency experience.

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to send/receive emails.
• Ability to use computer for communication and documentation purposes
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Must possess strong communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, the public, and supervisors.

Special Requirements:

• At least 16 years of age;
• Must have no history of a nurse or nurse aide license or certification suspension or revocation.
• Must pass background check/Colorado DORA check
• Possession of a valid Colorado Driver’s License with reliable transportation and applicable care insurance, or statement of alternate reliable and available transportation. (if applicable)

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to regularly sit, stand, stoop, bend, kneel, walk, balance, crouch, crawl, push, pull, reach with hands and arms and occasionally climb.
• Ability to talk, hear, and use sense of smell.
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 100 pounds.
• Ability to perform the anticipated level of physical assist required to provide safe client care. If the anticipated level of assist is greater than that which the employee can safely provide, the supervisor is to be notified immediately.
• Ability to use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.Ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• The work environment is highly variable, as care is provided in private homes
• Lighting, acoustics, air quality, temperature and environmental hazards are not predictable
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, household pets/animals, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals
• The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate

Travel:

• The employee is required to travel frequently to complete consumer visits.

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Additional Job Description Information

EEO Statement:

MGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.