Personal Care Worker General Pool (Personal Care Worker no consumer needed)

Independence First; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Personal Care Worker to provide essential personal care services to consumers. In this rewarding role, you will assist individuals with daily activities such as bathing, grooming, and mobility, ensuring their comfort and dignity. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to providing quality care. Join a dedicated team that values reliability and compassion, and make a positive impact in the lives of those you serve. This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to support diverse needs within the community.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates will have experience with total care consumers.
• Documentation of training or demonstrated skill is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist consumers with personal care tasks including bathing, grooming, and mobility.
• Complete documentation of consumer's condition accurately and timely.

Skills

Hands-on experience with durable medical equipment

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Dependable and reliable

Education

Training in personal care services

Tools

Hoyer lifts

Gait belts

Transfer boards

Job description

Job Description:

Position Summary: Personal Care Worker provides personal care services to consumers of Independence First. The Personal Care Worker is directly supervised by the Registered Nurse Care Coordinator.

Essential Functions of the Job

1. Assisting consumers with getting in and out of bed.
2. Assisting consumers with toileting/incontinent care.
3. Assisting consumers with bathing or showering.
4. Assistance with eating.
5. Assistance with grooming, including mouth, denture, hair, shaving, and nail care.
6. Assistance with dressing and undressing.
7. Care of eyeglasses and hearing aids.
8. Assistance with mobility and ambulation, including use of gait belt, walker, or cane.
9. Simple transfers, including bed to chair or wheelchair and vice versa.
10. Skin care excluding wound care.
11. Meal preparation and serving.
12. Light cleaning in areas used during personal care activities.
13. Changing of consumer's bed, washing bed linens, and consumer's personal clothing.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Completing all timesheets and documentation of consumer's condition thoroughly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
2. Maintaining confidentiality of consumer information.

The above-listed essential functions and qualifications are not all-inclusive; changes and/or additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.

Experience and Skills:

The ideal Pool PCW will have total care experience and be comfortable assisting consumers with diverse needs. All PCWs must have adequate training in personal care services and in each skill they are assigned. Documentation of training or demonstrated skill is required. Previous experience may substitute formal training.

• Hands-on experience with durable medical equipment, including but not limited to: Hoyer lifts, gait belts, transfer boards, etc.
• Previous experience with total care consumers.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to relate well with others.
• Set availability, with weekend/evening availability preferred.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• A working phone with voicemail that is checked and responded to regularly.
• Ability to pass a caregiver background check and no criminal convictions significantly related to the job.
• Ability to travel to areas of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Washington Counties.
• Dependable and reliable.