Date Posted: November 4, 2020
Deadline: December 31, 2018
Organization: RESCARE HOMECARE
Location: All Counties
City: ANDERSON/ GREENWOOD
Website: View Website
Job Type: Part Time
Wages/Salary: negotiable
Ability to read, write, understandm and communicate written and oral instructions. Six month experience in home management activities. Complience with other state-specific requirements under licensure and other programs.
- Providing for and assisting with personal care needs, such as bathing, shavingm shampooing hair, dressing, and grooming, oral hygiene and perinea care
- Assisting with ambulating, including use of canes (quad, std.), walkers, wheelchairs, when applicable
- Caring for intact skin to prevent skin breakdown
- Assuring client safety and maintaining a safe enviroment
- Clean and file fingernails and toenails
- Assisting with safe client transfers and proper bod positioning
- Reminding/Assisting client with self-adminstration of medications (with proper training)
- Encouraging self-help activities
- Performing Cardiopulmunary resuscitation (required to have evidence of CPR)
- Turning oxygen concentrator unit on only as directed by client
- Responding to and reporting emergency situations to teh supervision/management staff
- Reporting changes in client's condition of family situation to the office
- Contacting supervisor about client/ family request that are not designated on Assignment of Duties/Care plan
- Adhering to client's rights
- Maintaining client confidentiality
- Documenting services provided on the appropriate time card flow sheet, according to agency policies and procedures
- Performing home management functions, such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making and cleaning.
- Planning meals, shopping for grogeries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up
- Accompanying client to scheduled appointments
- Transporting clients or running errands for clients (limited)
- Working in the home or remaining at the home while the client is absent (only with supervisor's approval)
- Providing compaionship to the client
- Other duties as assigned