Home Health Aide- Delaware County; Drivers

Position: Home Health Aide- Delaware County (Drivers Only)

Home Health Aide

• Delaware County (Drivers Only)
• The caregiver will assistin non-medical ADLsthat a SCR client cannot safely or comfortably do alone.
• Assistance withmeal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, laundry, shopping, pet care, and errands as needed. In addition the caregiver can provide companionship and assistance to meetings & appointments.

Schedule

• Sunday - Saturday
• Morning, Afternoon and Evening
• Holidays
• Weekends available
• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• PTO

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Ensure clients privacy, respect and dignity
• Providescompanionshipbyreading,conversation,and listening.
• Basic compassion,understanding,empathy and desiretoserveelderly patientswithillnesses.
• Participate in and attend monthly in-service meetings, all training and dept meetings
• Assists patient/clientincompletingnecessaryphonecalls,letter writing,etc.
• Maintainsasafehomeenvironmentfortheclient.
• Reminds clientstotakeself-administered medications.
• Goodphysicalandmental health. Caring attitude,tact,patience,and good personal hygiene.
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretdocumentssuchassafetyrules,operatingandmaintenanceinstructions,andproceduremanuals.
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithpatient/client,family members,clinical management,andstaff
• Mayplanlighthousekeepingtaskssuchaspreparationofamealorlaunderingclothes.
• Mayperformlighthouseworktomaintainaclean,neat environment.
• Maintain proper infection control procedures when handling clothing and all linens
• Detect, correct, and report unsafe conditions which may result in harm to a resident
• Receive oral reports and written assignments from Assisted or Reflections Coordinator or lead person at the beginning of each shift
• Provide maximum resident-care services to assure well-being of resident to greatest degree
• Assure physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being of residents
• Assist in daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment of clients, such as toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair and nails, assist with moving clients from area to area, responding to calls, other duties as assigned or need arises.
• This jobdescriptionisnotintendedto beall-inclusive.

Theemployeewillbeexpectedtoperformotherreasonable related dutiesasassignedbymanagement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requires light physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis such as: driving, assisting patient in transfer activities, and light housekeeping.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Care Takers may be exposed to environmental hazards in the patient homes setting including, exposure to infectious diseases or while operating an automobile.

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