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, the community, during transport, and at appointments or 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 focuses on assisting frail elders to maintain optimal physical and emotional comfort, promoting self-reliance and independence. Tasks include personal care, meal assistance, toileting, simple treatments, medication reminders, laundry, homemaking, and transportation support. Accurate and timely documentation of services provided is essential, and the RNCM and clinic nurse must be kept informed of participant progress. The worker must report deviations from schedule, customer service complaints, and respond to emergencies according to policy, working within their scope of practice.
Requirements
- Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
- Minimum of (2) years of relevant work experience.
- 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 infection control, TB testing, safety training, and BLS training.
- Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
- Respect 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 those 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
- Provide supportive services to participants in home or community settings, during transport, and on appointments.
- Assist in providing and/or maintaining optimal physical and emotional comforts to frail elders.
- Assist participants and their families toward achieving maximum self-reliance and independence.
- Perform personal care, assistance with activities, meal preparation/feeding, and toileting/incontinence management.
- Perform simple treatments, shopping, medication reminders, laundry services, and extended hours care.
- Provide homemaking services/chores and transportation/off-site appointment support.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of care and services provided on every visit.
- Keep the RNCM and/or clinic nurse informed of the participant's progress.
- Immediately report all customer service complaints and deviations from set schedule and appointments to supervisor/manager.
- Respond to emergency situations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Work only within established scope of practice.
Benefits
- Top Workplace recognition
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
