In Home Caregiver

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must have completed orientation, non-medical training program and competency. *Onsite Training will be provided at the main office if not already completed.*

2. Must be respectful of client’s home and property

3. Have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the elderly and at-risk clients.

4. Ability to carry out directions, read and write.

5. Maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.

6. Ability to participate in physical activity.

7. Ability to lift at least 50lbs.

8. Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis.

9. Willingness to work various shifts, including overnights is preferred.

This job does not require “hands on” services but does include the following “help” services:

• Provide socialization, conversation and emotional reassurance to the client.
• Encourage and participate in reading, appropriate games, and other activities to promote well-being and stimulate the mind and the sprit.
• Encourage, monitor and assist with meal preparation and fluids.
• Provide timely medication reminders and observe the client for compliance in taking medications. Medications must be pre-dosed by the client or client’s representative or a licensed professional. Any irregularities noted in the pre-dosed medications should be reported immediately by the caregiver to the supervisor and recorded in the client binder.
• Supervise the safety of client while he/she is toileting, bathing and dressing, if needed.
• Assist with ambulation when the client is able to assist with the process. Caregivers may assist clients with the use of adaptive equipment for ambulation such as walkers. Canes or wheelchairs once the client has been trained on the use of the equipment and released from the care of the prescribing health care professional.
• Assist with home management as authorized by the client or their legal representative or company supervisor; as example, monitor food expiration, monitor home repair as needed, perform light housekeeping duties. Pet care, limited to feeding and enabling pet to exit the house safely under the supervision of client. Water plants as needed.
• Hands-on assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) such as: grooming, bathing, dressing and toileting, as needed.
• Assist with shaving, only with the use of an electric shaver.
• Assist with feeding client providing the client can still independently swallow and be positioned upright.
• Assist with general skin care when skin is unbroken and when any chronic skin problems are not active. Skin care should be preventive rather than therapeutic in nature. Caregivers may apply non-medicated lotions and solutions that do not require a physician’s prescription.
• Assist with pivot transfers (bed to chair, chair to bed, chair to commode, and wheel-chair to car) only when the client has sufficient balance and strength to reliably stand, pivot and assist with the transfer. Adaptive and safety equipment may be used in transfers, provided the client and caregiver are fully trained in the use of equipment and can direct the transfer. Caregivers can assist with the use of gait belts and transfer devices with the proper training and demonstrated competency.
• Assist client with blood sugar checks; that is limited to opening containers and handling equipment. Caregiver cannot perform procedures.
• Provide laundry and linen service to include washing, ironing and folding clothes, if needed.
• Report any concerns to supervisor.