All services are personalized and may require additional attention!
Direct care includes but is not limited to:
ADL—Activities of daily living —The term includes eating, drinking, ambulating, transferring in and out of a bed or chair, toileting, bladder and bowel management, personal hygiene, self-administering medication and proper turning and positioning in a bed or chair.
- Providing immobile, ill, or frail clients with assistance, company, and comfort.
- Assisting with medication reminders and treatments as prescribed by healthcare providers.
- Monitoring the physical, mental, and emotional conditions of clients and reporting changes to designated parties.
- Performing personal hygiene care and housekeeping duties including Laundry,
- Preparing meals and assisting clients with eating and drinking.
- Assisting with the use of incontinence products or providing bathroom visit support.
- Running errands, including shopping for groceries and basic household items.
- Assisting clients from their beds into chairs or wheelchairs, and back.
- Accompanying clients on trips, such as medical appointments.
- Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe environment.
All services are personalized and may require additional attention!
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED.
- National Caregiver Certification Course or CNA (NCCC) preferred.
- A minimum of 1 year of direct patient care experience
- Knowledge of best practices in the provision of direct care.
- Experience in assisting patients with prescribed medication reminders and treatment assistance
- Exceptional ability to assist clients with mobility, personal care, and hygiene needs.
- Ability to perform basic housekeeping duties, run errands, and prepare meals.
- Advanced ability to maintain a clean and sterile environment, as well as safely discarding biological waste.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, a caring approach, and physically fit.
- Willingness to work irregular hours, including evening hours, weekends, and holidays REQUIRED
- Must be able to pass State background check, Child Abuse, and Exclusion
- Must pass competency exam