JOB SUMMARY: Provides companionship and personal care services to clients.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Can provide proof of current CNA License.
- 1yr Experience/training as a Personal Care Attendant,
- Understanding and compassion for the care needs of the frail elderly.
- If preapproved to Lifespan driver you must have a clean DMV record, automobile insurance, and a current California Driver's license.
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in direct conversations and by telephone.
- Ability to download applications, and process work requests through various applications by smartphone or computer.
- Must purchase and pass Livescan background check prior to employment. (Guardian registration will be provided by the agency, once the background check clears)
- Flexibility in response to changes in schedule, policy, procedure, environment, and emergencies.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to accurately and legibly chart written communication.
- Ability to perform housekeeping duties; vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, emptying trash.
- Ability to assist clients to ambulate safely.
- Walking, reaching, and/or bending.
- Lifting not to exceed 25 pounds.
- Ability to transfer clients from bed to standing and sitting positions and from sitting position to standing.
- Willingness to wear a mask throughout the entire shift.
- Received Covid vaccine, or weekly testing required per state guidelines
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participates in orientation and ongoing InService training program
- Maintain client confidentiality. (HIPPA)
- Provides personal care services (bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, and feeding) to clients in their place of residence.
- Provides assistance to and from the toilet or commode and emptying and cleaning of the commode.
- Provides assistance with incontinence aids.
- Provides catheter care, which includes skincare, emptying the collection bag, and reporting any equipment issues.
- Observes problems with the skin and provides preventative skincare.
- Keeps intake and output records, as requested by the Care Manager.
- Provides assistance with ambulation as needed.
- Assists with transferring mobility-impaired clients.
- Uses Gait belt or Hoyer lift, if required.
- Assists with turning and positioning of bedbound clients.
- Assists with care of hearing aids, glasses, dentures, and personal belongings.
- Assists with range-of-motion exercises and physical therapy exercises as prescribed by RN or physical therapists.
- Supervises the safety of memory-impaired and judgment-impaired clients.
- Home maintenance, including but not limited to: sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dishes, cleaning the bathroom, taking out garbage, dusting and picking up, and changing linens.
- Laundry service, including washing, drying, ironing, and putting away.
- Meal preparation according to diet instructions. Makes meals attractive, balanced, and nutritious.
- Assist with shopping and errands. (If preapproved by Lifespan)
- Pet care, including feeding, assistance with veterinary care, maintenance of litter box, and grooming.
- Plant care, watering of plants inside and outside, and other light gardening activities.
- Assistance to the client with appropriate social/recreational activities.
- Supervise clients in the taking of pre-dispensed medication.
- Reports all changes in the client's condition to the Care Manager.
- Understand and comply with agency policies regarding safety and infection control
WORK HABITS:
- Know and follow Lifespan policy.
- Maintain client confidentiality.
- Represent Lifespan in the community in a professional manner.
- Understand boundaries and limits of professional relationships and roles with Lifespan.
- Ability to independently track accepted schedule, to show up to shifts on time, and work hours of shifts as scheduled.
- Ability to get along with coworkers and management and deal effectively and professionally under pressure.
