Direct Home Care Worker - Clinton Township
About The Position
The Direct Home Care Worker provides supportive services to participants in various settings, including their homes, community, during transport, on appointments, and at the day health center. Responsibilities are detailed in the participant's Care Plan and focus on maintaining optimal physical and emotional comfort, promoting self-reliance and independence. The role involves performing a variety of tasks outlined in the individual participant's Care Plan, adhering to any relevant Care Guidelines. Accurate and timely documentation of services provided is essential, along with keeping the RNCM and clinic nurse informed of participant progress. The Direct Home Care Worker must also respond to emergency situations according to established policies and procedures and work within their scope of practice.
Requirements
- Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
- Minimum of (2) years of relevant work experience.
- Must have completed a formal training program (Direct Care, Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, etc.) outside of PACE SEMI in lieu of minimum years of experience.
- Participates in annual, required in-service training and screening, including infection control, TB testing, safety training, and BLS training.
- Must possess the ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
- Must respect the physical, spiritual, and well-being of participants and co-workers.
- Must be able 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.
- Must be able 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 a current valid driver's license.
Responsibilities
- Provides supportive services to participants in home, community, during transport, on appointments, and at the day health center.
- Assists in providing and/or maintaining optimal physical and emotional comforts to frail elders.
- Assists participants and their families toward achieving maximum self-reliance and independence.
- Performs personal care.
- Assists with activities of daily living.
- Assists with meal preparation/feeding.
- Assists with toileting/managing incontinence.
- Performs simple treatments.
- Assists with shopping.
- Provides medication reminders.
- Performs laundry services.
- Provides extended hours care.
- Performs homemaking services/chores.
- Provides transportation and off-site appointment support.
- Completes accurate and timely documentation of care and services provided on every visit/encounter.
- Keeps RNCM and/or clinic nurse informed of participant's progress.
- Immediately reports all customer service complaints and deviations from set schedules and appointments to supervisor/manager.
- Responds to emergency situations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Works only within established scope of practice.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
