Homecare Aide Summary
Personal Care Services Midsouth, LLC is looking for dedicated homecare aides within our Alabama service areas with a passion for providing care and daily living assistance to others.
Summary
- Homecare Aides provide service to individuals in their own homes and communities, who need assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability and/or other inflictions which may include assistance with the activities of daily living, housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, companionship, respite and advice on such things as nutrition, cleanliness and household activities.
- Homecare Aides are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.
Reporting Relationship
- Reports to Supervisor.
Responsibilities/Activities:
- Assist with the activities of daily living and personal care including:
-bathing -shaving -ambulation
-dressing -exercise -mouth care
-hair care -feeding -toileting
-nail care -positioning -medication reminding
-skin care -transferring -vital signs and Blood Pressure
- Ensure client's safety and security by supervising the home environment
- Teach/perform meal planning and preparation, routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, mopping floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
- Provide companionship including social interactions, conversations, emotional reassurance and encouragement of activities that stimulate the mind.
- Provides respite care for families in accordance with care plans.
- Perform/assist with essential shopping/errands, which may include handling the client's money in accordance with the care plan and under the observation of the Supervisor.
- Assist clients with following a written, special diet plan and reinforcement of diet maintenance
- Provide transportation or escort clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping and outings
- Assist in basic client transfers providing the client has been assessed as being capable of ambulating without assistance; and/or, providing another trained caregiver (including family) is involved in the transfer.
- Assist clients with communication by writing or typing correspondence for them or researching information for them.
- Talk, listen, share experiences, play games/cards, read to client etc.
- Help keep clients in contact with family, friends and the outside world.
- Participate on the Care Team by providing input and making suggestions.
- Ensure service is delivered in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and practices.
- Follow the written care plan.
- Carry out duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
- Observe clients and their environments and reports unsafe conditions, behaviors, physical and/or cognitive changes and/or changes in living arrangements to Supervisor.
- Complete and maintain records of daily activities, observations, and direct hours of service.
Required Knowledge
- Knowledge of personal care and home management skills.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal care services, including needs determinants, meeting quality standards and evaluation of client satisfaction.
- Knowledge of the English language.
- Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries including emergency first aid CPR
- Knowledge of clerical procedures such as maintaining records and completing forms.
Required Skills/Abilities
- The ability to competently assist clients with their activities of daily living.
- The ability to be aware of other people's reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- The ability to establish and maintain relationships.
- The ability to teach others.
- The ability to listen actively.
- The ability to identify problems and determine effective solutions.
- The ability to understand written and oral instructions.
- The ability to communicate information orally so others understand.
- The ability to communicate in writing so others understand.
- The ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
- The ability to determine or recognize when something is likely to go wrong.
- The ability to perform activities that use the whole body.
- The ability to handle and move objects and people.
- The ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
- The ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with clients/families/co workers.
Qualifications/Education
- Diploma/G.E.D
- Current Valid driver's license.
- Proper Vehicle Insurance Coverage.
- Internet Accessible Mobile Phone with the ability to download work related apps
Training/Experience:
- May require related experience.
- On the job training for new activities.
- May require similar social and cultural backgrounds with some clients.
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