In Home Caregiver​/HHA

Overview

Independent Adult Day Centers — Position:
Caregiver

Reports To:

Director of Home Care

• Health/Dental and Vision Insurance provided after 90 days. 70% contribution towards health insurance paid by company and 50% contribution towards dental paid by company
• $25,000 Life Insurance provided by company after 90 days
• 401k with 3% company match after 6 months
• Professional advancement opportunities
• Flexible scheduling — all shifts available
• PTO

The caregiver is responsible for providing ADL care and engaging activities for participants while in their home. The caregiver will follow a plan of care for each participant to ensure the optimal level of independence and well-being. The caregiver is responsible for appropriate documentation to include ADL care, housekeeping, errands, engagement of activities and other items provided in the participant’s electronic health record.

• Attend to the daily needs of clients on an individual basis
• Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures
• Performs personal care, bathing, and hands on care as assigned
• Complete housekeeping tasks to include, but not limited to: sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, errands
• Provide opportunities for leisure activities and foster independence in the choice and participation of those activities
• Completes appropriate visit records by the end of each shift
• Adapt and modify activities to better serve each client
• Ensure participant safety in the home
• Provide ongoing support, guidance, role modeling and supervision to clients
• Provide a supportive environment that includes opportunities for individuals to determine, to the fullest extent possible, personal preferences for daily schedules and routines
• Maintain knowledge of ongoing issues and developments and inform supervisor of issues and concerns
• Communicate in a professional manner
• Execute duties to reflect reasonable safety standards. Universal/standard precautions must be utilized and training obtained in areas that constitute risk
• Remain alert at all times throughout scheduled work shift
• Participate in core training and maintain certification of required trainings
• Provide crisis intervention and access emergency services as needed
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings
• Ensure clients we support are treated with dignity and respect in accordance with Independent Adult Day Centers Standard of Conduct Policy
• Assist the Director of Home Care where needed
• Other job-related duties as assigned

• Direct care experience working with geriatric and/or adults diagnosed with Intellectual Disabilities preferred but not required
• A valid driver's license in state of residence preferred
• Qualifying criminal background and driving record
• Ability to pass a drug screen
• Ability to provide or obtain a 2 step PPD
• Must be able to lift 50 or more pounds
• Must be able to demonstrate competence in training areas including CPR, First Aid, non-violent physical interventions, behavior management, ADL care and management, and driving; training provided as needed
• Ability to calmly and repeatedly model appropriate behavior in difficult situations
• Ability to react to situations, such as rescue, and prevent an individual from harming themselves

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell
• Occasionally lift and/or move objects/people with or without assistance
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Use general office equipment such as computers, photocopiers, telephones; ability to drive a car
• Job may require exposure to outside weather conditions while working with participants

The employee must possess the ability to process vague, abstract verbal and written instructions; work under stress, interruptions, and tight deadlines; problem solve, answer questions and evaluate results of performance; and visualize and assess abstract ideas.