Direct Home Care Worker - Graydale

PACE Southeast Michigan•Detroit, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Direct Home Care Worker provides supportive services to participants in various settings, including their homes, the community, during transport, on appointments, and at the day health center. Responsibilities are detailed in the participant's Care Plan, which is based on assessments by a home care RNCM. The role involves assisting frail elders with personal care, activities of daily living, meal preparation, toileting, simple treatments, shopping, medication reminders, laundry, homemaking, and transportation. Accurate and timely documentation of services provided is crucial, and the worker must keep the RNCM informed of participant progress. The Direct Home Care Worker must also report customer service complaints and schedule deviations to their supervisor and respond to emergencies according to policy, working within their scope of practice.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Minimum of (2) years of relevant work experience OR completed formal training program (Direct Care, Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, etc.) outside of PACE SEMI.
Participates in annual, required in-service training and screening (infection control, TB testing, safety training, BLS training).
Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
Respects the physical, spiritual, and well-being of participants and co-workers.
Ability to organize and maintain flexible scheduling to coordinate job responsibilities.
Ability to work sensitively with individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to relate to participants with dementia and/or developmental disabilities.
Ability to perform duties in an atmosphere of frequent interruption.
Must meet a standardized set of competencies (approval by CMS) before working independently.
Must be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact.
Driving is required within PACE SEMI catchment area.
Must have reliable transportation available on a daily basis.
Must have current valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Provides supportive services to participants in home, community, day health center, and during transport/appointments.
Assists in maintaining optimal physical and emotional comfort for frail elders.
Helps participants and families achieve maximum self-reliance and independence.
Performs personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, meal preparation/feeding, and toileting/incontinence management.
Assists with simple treatments, shopping, medication reminders, laundry, and extended hours care.
Performs homemaking services/chores.
Provides transportation and support for off-site appointments.
Completes accurate and timely documentation of all care and services provided.
Keeps RNCM and/or clinic nurse informed of participant's progress.
Immediately reports all customer service complaints and deviations from schedule/appointments to supervisor/manager.
Responds to emergency situations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Works only within the established scope of practice.