Caregiver/CNA/HHA

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Description: This position provides custodial and personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of the Staffing Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care. 


Education: High School Diploma/GED required 


Qualifications: One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred. 


Reports to: Staffing Coordinator 


Primary Duties:

1. Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.
2. The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
3. Providing nutritional support as needed.
4. Reporting changes in the client’s condition.
5. In the presence of the client, reading the label, opening the container, removing a prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the container. 
   • Placing an oral dosage in the client's hand or placing the dosage in another container and helping the client by lifting the container to his or her mouth.
6. Returning the medication container to proper storage.
7. Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.

The caregiver may also provide the following assistance with self-administered medication, as needed by the client: 

1. Preparing necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the client in the self-administration of medication; 
2. Opening and closing the medication container or tearing the foil of prepackaged medications;
3. Assisting the client in the self-administration process.  Examples of such assistance include the steadying of the arm, hand, or other parts of the client's body so as to allow the self-administration of medication;
4. Abides by the agency’s infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines.
5. Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency’s Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.

Where :Palm Beach county
Hours: Monday to Friday from 10am - 6pm with flexibility. 


FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly