Live-In Caregiver

Description

Summary:

Live-in caregiver, providing assistance to clients of Nuvance Health Caregivers at Home(NHCH), with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) as directed on clients� individual care plans, within the guidelines of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) scope of practice and according to the NHCH policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

1.�Assists the client with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding and dressing.
2.�Assists the client with exercises, ambulation, and transfer activities. This includes knowledge in use of devices such as canes, walkers, crutches, and lifts.
3.�Independently assists the client with meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding. Must have working knowledge of special diets, diet restrictions, and techniques to maintain sanitary kitchen conditions to prevent food-borne illnesses.
4.�Assists the client with medication prompts to remind the client to self-administer his/her medications.
5.�Identifies and reports changes in client condition.
6.�Independently provides basic homemaking and laundry assistance for client in the home.
7.�Follows policy and procedure for assigned client care activities.
8.�Maintains a safe and orderly work environment in the clients� homes.� This includes maintaining professional boundaries and integrity of client financial and personal information in clients� homes, as well as following network/agency infection and prevention policies and procedures in clients� homes.
9.�Provides companionship and engages in activities of interest to the client.
10. Assists the client with light pet care as needed, such as walking a dog, feeding a dog/cat, changing a cat litter pan.
11.�Transporting the client to appointments and errands.
12.�Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
13.�Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience:

Essential:

• Graduate of a nurse aide, home health aide or patient care tech program or a minimum of 1 year experience working as an aide in home care
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend the English Language
  

Preferred Education:

�Certified Nursing Assistant

�HS Graduate or Equivalent

Required:

Must maintain a professional appearance and professional communication behaviors in client homes with both the clients� and their family members/caregivers.�

Ability to competently identify changes in client condition and effectively communicate to changes to family members/caregivers.

Desired: Valid Driver�s License,�Satisfactory Driving Record (Meets requirements of NCH policy)�

Other Information:

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: WCHN Affiliates

Org Unit: 713

Department: Nuvance Health Caregivers at Home

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $17.00 - $28.50 Hourly