Home Chore - Full-time

Description

Job Purpose & Position Overview

This position is to help Winnebago public health nursing patients and community members with at home assistance and will be coordinated with the senior citizen’s center director.

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s core mission, vision, and values.
• Adhere to personnel policies and procedures.
• Responsible for assisting community members designated by senior citizen’s center directors and coordinator with the public health nurses, May include bathing/showering assistance, vitals, or blood sugar checks. May be asked to do other tasks, lifting, and transfer assistance.
• Not a home health care assistant and done a prn basis.
•  Must complete all work order assignments in a timely and orderly manner
• Must prepare and document visits with report follow-up to senior citizen’s director and to the public health nurse/director as a coordinated effort.
• Responsible for reporting any requirements and/or conditions that pose a hazard to patients.
• Must always maintain strict confidentiality due to major access to sensitive information.
• Duties listed are only an illustration of various types of work performed. Omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment.
• Assist with meal deliveries when needed

Qualifications

Qualifications/Skills:

• High school diploma or GED is required
• Experience as a caregiver is preferred
• Nursing assistant certificate
• Must be polite and respectful to all relatives
• Must possess above average time management skills
• Must be sensitive to the requirements of the patients
• Must possess above average customer service skills
• Must be punctual and dependable
• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and practices
• Ability to read and follow instructions
• Knowledge of general safety practices is required
• Knowledge of medical equipment or ability to learn
• Ability to meet physical requirements, such as lifting, bending, and standing for duration of shift
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and be insurable under the Tribe.

Public Health Core Competencies for this Position

Public Health Sciences

• Develops partnerships that will increase use of evidence in public health practice.

Analysis and Assessment

• Use data to inform public health actions.  

Leadership and Systems Thinking

• Contributes to continuous improvement of individual, program and organizational performance.
• Advocates for the role of public health in providing population health services
• Collaborates with individuals and organizations in developing a vision for a healthy community.

Community Dimensions of Practice

• Identify, establish and maintain community relationships and collaborate to improve community health.
• Engage community members and utilize community input to inform and improve public health actions.

Policy Development and Program Planning

• Evaluate and communicate the importance of public health policies and programs.

Communication and Cultural Competency

• Gather input from and facilitate communication among individuals, groups, organizations and local government to improve community health
• Assess the effects of public health policies, programs and services to ensure the diversity of populations and perspectives is addressed.

Training Requirements:

• Responsible for attending required workshops, trainings, and meetings as directed by the Director of Public Health Nursing Director.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal to heavy work which includes the ability to lift over 50 lbs.
• Regularly required to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity with cooperatively free range of motion of all extremities including neck, fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders, waist, legs, hips, knee joints, ankles, and feet is required.
• While performing daily duties, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen.

Mental Requirements:

• Reading, writing, calculating
• Above average social interaction skills
• Reasoning/Analysis
• Works with minimal to no supervision

Language Requirements:

• Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.
• Must be able to employ professional verbal and written communications skills continually and effectively.

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations:

• All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check.

WCHS is an equal opportunity employer. Employment practices are free of discrimination. As provided by Federal Law, all qualified Native American applicants shall receive preference over Non-Native American applicants. In the absence of qualified Native American applicants, consideration will be given to all other applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Please note the position description duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.