Home Care Aide

The Pennant Group; Utah; Vor Ort; USD 25.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Deercreekseniorliving is seeking a Home Care Aide to support clients living at home, performing essential personal care and homemaking tasks. You will help clients maintain independence, observe health changes, and assist with meals, hygiene, and daily activities.

Responsibilities include safe home management, adherence to care plans, and accurate documentation. A minimum of one year in caregiving and a valid driver’s license are preferred to ensure reliable transportation to visits.

Qualifikationen

• At least eighteen years of age.
• Has at least one year of experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide.
• Has had work or life experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide.
• Successfully completes the home health aide competency evaluation.
• Must be able to read and follow written instructions and document services provided.
• Must have empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and impaired.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile insured and in good working order or have reliable transportation to arrive at work on schedule.

Aufgaben

• Assists or performs personal care tasks including ADLs and IADLs to enable client to remain safe at home.
• Provides homemaking services for the ill, injured, impaired, disabled or aged.
• Observes the client for changes in general physical and mental conditions and reports changes to supervisor.
• Keeps the home clean and orderly.
• Plans meals and purchases food and household supplies as appropriate.
• Prepares and serves nutritious meals according to the client’s needs and services plan.
• Washes dishes and cleans the kitchen after meals.
• Assists the client and caregiver in safety, hygiene and good nutrition where possible.
• Does client’s laundry.
• Adheres to documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.

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Empathy

Instruction adherence

Reading and documentation

Transportation/driver

Tools

Driver’s license/insured vehicle

Jobbeschreibung

**Job Title/Position:***Home Care Aide***Reports To:** *Clinical Manager***JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY**A Home Care Aide performs tasks that enable the client to remain in the home by supplementing the client's abilities for home management.**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES**1. Assists or performs personal care tasks including ADLs and IADLs to enable client to re- main safe in the home environment, maintain capacity to function, delay disease and pre- vent regression.2. Provides homemaking services for the ill, injured, impaired, disabled or aged.3. Observes the client for changes in general physical and mental conditions. Reports anychanges noted to the clinical manager or supervisor.4. Keeps the home clean and orderly.5. Plans meals and purchases food and household supplies, as appropriate.6. Prepares and serves nutritious meals according to the client’s and caregiver's needs and theclient's services delivery plan.7. Washes dishes and cleans the kitchen after meals.8. Assists the client and caregiver in the practice of safety, hygiene, and good nutrition where possible.9. Does client’s laundry.10. Adheres to the documentation and care procedures and standards of personal andprofessional conduct.**P****OSITION QUALIFICATIONS**1. Is at least eighteen years of age.2. Has at least one year of experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide. 3. Has had work or life experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide.4. Successfully completes the home health aide competency evaluation.5. Has the ability to read and follow written instructions and document services provided.6. Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and impaired.7. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and organization requirements and is in good working order OR must maintain a safe and efficient method of transportation aimed at arriving to work as scheduled.**JOB LIMITATIONS**The home care aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the Utah Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the home care aide will not administer medications, take physician's orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge andskill of a licensed nurse.