On Call Personal Care Worker​/Homemaker

Join a workforce where innovation and teamwork provide support to the community and citizens of Monroe County. Compensation: $19.86 - $30.78

Job Description:

The primary function of this position is to assist elderly and/or disabled clients with household duties and/or personal care such as bathing, dressing, feeding, etc. The on-call nature of the position requires availability to work varied shifts. This position reports to the Manager of In-Home Services and Nutrition.

• Performs shopping duties for the client, including picking up groceries and medications, and running errands as needed.
• Performs housekeeping duties, including cleaning, changing sheets, and doing laundry.
• Prepares light meals and snacks as needed.
• Provides personal hygiene care for the client, such as bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, and mobility support.
• Observes the client's health and reports any changes or concerns to the supervisor.
• Keeps records and completes required paperwork, submitting it to the supervisor in a timely fashion and in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality and respects client privacy in accordance with HIPAA.
• Travels in the performance of daily duties.
• Provides emotional companionship to the client with a compassionate and patient demeanor.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
• In the event of special, emergency, or disaster situations, employee may be required to work schedules other than those for which they are scheduled in any capacity deemed appropriate.

• Education and Experience:
  
  High School diploma or GED.
• One (1) year minimum of prior related work experience.

• Must have a valid Florida Driver’s License.
• Must hold a current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license or Home Health Aide (HHA) certificate.
• Must pass the Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) and Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Level II background screen immediately upon hire and renew every five (5) years.
• Must complete a minimum of six (6) hours of in-service training provided through Monroe County Community Services annually to satisfy DOEA requirements.

• Ability to have guidelines for work, but determine the approach for doing the work.
• Ability to perform work that necessitates some specialized knowledge of clerical tasks.
• Ability to work in a responsive environment where co-workers or citizens bring problems for resolution; ability to determine problems and create individual solutions for issues.
• Ability to work primarily alone.

The work is medium and requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
Feeling:
Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Grasping:
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Handling:
Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand. Hearing:
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound. Mental Acuity:
Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes. Repetitive Motion:
Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers. Speaking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely. Standing:
Particularly for sustained periods of time. Talking:
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