Personal Care Provider

This culturally relevant, tribal managed program will coordinate medical services with the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Person al Care Program will provide individuals residing on the Spokane Tribe of Indians Reservation located in Steven’s County with services in daily living activities care and supervision, medical assistance; and provide referral information for other licensed home Health Care facilities in the service area.

Incumbent will provide basic and advanced personal care services to eligible elderly and developmentally delayed individuals residing on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the areas of:

• PERSONAL HYGIENE means assistance with care of hair, teeth, dentures, shaving filing of nails, other basic personal hygiene, and grooming needs. Personal hygiene includes supervising client when performing grooming tasks for consumer when unable to care for own appearance.
• DRESSING means assistance with dressing and undressing. Dressing includes supervising and guiding consumer when consumer is dressing and undressing, assisting with difficult tasks such as tying shoes and buttoning, and completely dressing or undressing consumer when unable to participate in dressing or undressing self.
• BATHING means assisting consumer to wash self. Bathing includes supervising consumer to bathe self when guided, assisting consumer with difficult tasks such as getting in or out of the tub or washing back, and completely bathing the consumer if totally unable to wash self. Bathing will also include giving the consumer a bed bath when bathing in the tub is not a feasible alternative.
• EATING means assistance eating. Eating includes supervising consumer when able to feed self if guided, assisting, with difficult tasks such as cutting food or buttering bread, and feeding the consumer when unable to feed self.
• TOILETING means assistance with bladder or bowel problems. Toileting includes supervising the consumer when able to care for own toileting needs if guided, helping consumer to and from the bathroom, assisting with bedpan routines, diapering and lifting client on and off the toilet. Toileting may include performing routine peri/colostomy/catheter tasks, for consumer when consumer is able to supervise the activities.
• AMBULATING means assisting the consumer to move around. Ambulating includes supervising the consumer when walking alone or with the help of a mechanical device such as a walker if guided, assisting with difficult parts of walking such as climbing stairs, supervising the consumer if the consumer is able to propel a wheelchair if guided, pushing the wheelchair, and providing constant physical assistance to the consumer if totally unable to walk alone with mechanical device.
• TRANSFER means assistance with getting in and out of bed or wheelchair or on and off the toilet or in and out of the bathtub. Transfer includes supervising the consumer when able to transfer if guided, providing steadying, and helping the consumer when consumer assists in own transfer. Lifting the consumer when consumer is unable to assist in their own transfer requires specialized training.
• POSITIONING means assisting the consumer to assume a desired position. Positioning includes assistance in turning and positioning to prevent secondary disabilities, such as contractures and balance deficits.
• SELF-MEDICATION means assisting the consumer to self-administer medications prescribed by attending physician. Self-medication includes reminding the consumer of when it is time to take prescribed medication, handling the medication container to the consumer, and opening the container.
• BODY CARE means assisting the consumer with exercises, skin care including the application of ointments or lotions, changing dry bandages or dressing not requiring professional judgment. Body care excludes foot care for consumers who are diabetic or have poor circulation. Body care excludes changing bandages or dressing when sterile procedure are required. Provision of body care tasks is limited. The consumer must be able to supervise the provision of these tasks.
• TRAVEL TO MEDICAL SERVICES means accompanying or transporting the consumer to a…