Asleep Overnight Home Care Aide - Part-time

Two Pay Rates:

$22.30-$27.18 and $19.13/hour when working asleep overnight hours in Bellingham, WA

Or,

$22.30-$27.18 and $17.13/hour when working asleep overnight hours outside Bellingham, WA

Job Summary:

Provide compassionate, competent care services to individuals with disabilities and seniors in home settings. Assist each client with daily needs as specified in the individual’s Person Centered Service Plan. Duties may include personal care, housekeeping, companion care, and dementia care. Behave professionally and abide by the agency’s policies and procedures at all times.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and follow Cascade Connections Mission Statement and values
• Know, understand, and regularly review each client’s care plan, and follow plans when providing care.
• Assist and supervise clients with daily personal care (e.g., bathing, toileting, etc.) as needed and directed by care plans, to ensure their safety and well-being.
• Assist clients in carrying out basic household chores (e.g., cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, etc.) as needed and directed by care plans.
• Perform a wide variety of other tasks, as care plans may change.
• Follow care plans in regards to medication administration, and document medications in the Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Accompany and supervise clients on community outings, as directed by care plans. Assist clients with community interactions. Be professional and lead by example.
• Establish and maintain positive communication, working relationships and professional boundaries with clients, guardians/family members, and co-workers. Keep the Program Director apprised of interactions.
• Assist clients in accessing appropriate transportation (e.g., public transportation, staff vehicle, etc.).
• Initiate emergency procedures when necessary.
• Read previous shift log entries at start of shift.
• Communicate information with co-workers by documenting shift summaries and occurrences (unusual or otherwise) in appropriate logs.
• Report unusual or emergent situations to the Program Director. Complete incident report forms within 24 hours for management review.
• Immediately report alleged or suspected abuse/neglect/exploitation to Adult Protective Services (APS) or Child Protective Services (CPS) and the Program Director.
• Safeguard the confidentiality of client records and information (see Confidentiality Pledge).
• Participate in all designated in-service trainings and attend all staff meetings as directed by the Program Director.
• Punch in and out of SETWorks at scheduled times to ensure time worked is reported correctly. Communicate to management any discrepancies between time worked and schedule.
• Abide by Cascade Connections’ leave request policy if unable to work a regularly scheduled shift. (All leave requests approvals are at the discretion of the Program Director based on needs of the program)

Asleep Overnight - Specific Responsibilities:

• Perform deep cleaning tasks (e.g. vacuuming, scrubbing the kitchen counters/sink, mopping the kitchen floor, etc.) before going to sleep for the night.
• Perform routine overnight checks of clients, as described in the individual’s care plans and/or ADLs.
• Assist with repositioning and/or toileting clients who are unable to do so independently when needed.
• If specified in the individual’s care plans, monitor health and safety via audio monitor, wake up and respond to any indication that the individual may need assistance.
• Perform other overnight duties as assigned by management.

The Residential Operations Manager and the Executive Director reserve the right to make appropriate changes to the preceding job description at any time or as needed.

Cascade Connections is an Equal Opportunity Employer and stands committed to Affirmative Action.