A Gentle Touch Home Care | Caregivers | North Las Vegas

Harmony Hospice•Las Vegas, NV

19d

About The Position

Caregivers provide nonmedical services and assistance to clients in their homes and communities when advanced age or physical or mental disability prevents clients from performing these tasks independently. The services help clients remain in their residences. Caregivers must be comfortable working in private homes or other settings and prioritize client satisfaction and safety. The role calls for sensitivity to others’ needs, professionalism, and a positive attitude. Services must be delivered with care and respect, in accordance with agency policies, industry standards, and state regulations. Caregivers are expected to arrive on time for scheduled shifts and follow the client’s written care plan, developed by an RN, the client, and/or the client’s family. Caregiver duties are based on each client’s functional assessment and may range from cueing and prompting to total assistance with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Tasks may include personal care, mobility, meal preparation, household support, transportation, companionship, and medication reminders. Household tasks generally must not exceed 20% of time worked per shift unless the client has a Housekeeping Authorization. The position also includes documentation, training attendance, communication with supervisors and coworkers, and prompt reporting of incidents, accidents, abuse, or neglect.

Requirements

Sensitivity to the needs of others, a professional manner, and a positive attitude.
Comfort working in a client’s private home or other setting.
Ability to arrive on time for scheduled shifts and follow the written care plan.
Ability to provide nonmedical assistance and care in accordance with agency policies, industry standards, and state regulations.

Responsibilities

Provide services to clients according to their written care plans and assessed needs.
Assist clients with ambulation, personal hygiene, feeding, positioning, dressing, toileting, bathing, grooming, transferring, exercise, and range of motion.
Provide medication reminders and assist with vital signs and blood pressure range as specified.
Plan, prepare, and serve meals; shop and run errands as specified in the care plan.
Perform routine housekeeping and laundry, subject to the stated 20% of shift limit unless a Housekeeping Authorization applies.
Provide companionship, social interaction, emotional reassurance, and encouragement of mentally stimulating activities.
Provide respite care for families in accordance with care plans.
Escort clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping, and outings as specified in the care plan.
Assist clients with communication, including writing or typing correspondence and researching information.
Supervise the home environment to support client safety and security.
Monitor supplies and resources.
Work scheduled hours and notify the agency with 24-hour notice when unable to work an assignment.
Submit written documentation to the office as required.
Attend orientation, in-service training sessions, and staff meetings.
Communicate regularly with supervisors and coworkers and maintain constructive working relationships.
Report incidents or accidents immediately to a supervisor, and detect, report, and help prevent abuse and neglect.
Maintain the confidentiality of clients’ protected health information and observe client rights.
Follow the Code of Conduct, Employee Handbook policies, and instructions from the supervisor.