Direct Home Care Worker - Clinton Township

PACE Southeast Michigan•Clinton Township, MI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Direct Home Care Worker provides supportive services to participants in various settings including their home, community, during transport, on appointments, or in the day health center. The responsibilities are outlined in the Direct Home Care Worker Care Plan, focusing on assisting frail elders in maintaining optimal physical and emotional comforts and achieving maximum self-reliance and independence. The role involves performing care and services as specified in individual participant's Care Plans and pertinent Care Guidelines.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
Must have minimum of (2) years of relevant work experience.
Must have completed 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 but not limited to: 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 those 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 current valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Provides supportive services to the participant; including but not limited to in the home or community setting, during transport and on appointments, or and in the day health center.
Assists in providing and/or maintaining optimal physical and emotional comforts to frail elders, in the participant’s home, community setting, day health center, and dementia unit, and during transport and on appointments.
Assists participants and their families toward achieving maximum self-reliance and independence within their environment, day health center, and dementia unit.
Performs the care or services that are outlined in the individual participant’s Care Plan.
Performs a variety of tasks and services for the participant, including: Personal care, Assistance with activities, Assistance with meal preparation / feeding, Assistance with toileting / managing incontinence, Simple treatments, Shopping, Medication reminders, Laundry services, Extended hours care, Homemaking services / chores, Transportation and off site appointment support.
Responsible for accurate timely documentation as required by the service area they are supporting; including but not limited to the care and/or services provided on every visit and or encounter, transport and appointment, on the Direct Home Care Worker.
Keeps the RNCM and or clinic nurse informed of the participant’s progress.
Immediately reports all customer service complaints, all deviations from set schedule and appointments to supervisor / manager.
Responds to emergency situations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Works only within established scope of practice.