PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Understand, perform, and adhere to the information and precautions contained in the clients’ Home Plan of Care.
• Assist the client with personal care activities including: bathing, skin care, back rub, hair care, nail care dressing and undressing, feeding, oral hygiene, shaving, grooming and bedtime care.
• Assist the client to the bathroom or in use of a urinal or bedpan. Keep incontinent clients clean and dry.
• Assist the client with client’s self-administration of medications.
• Assist the client with personal communication skills, as needed.
• Provide companionship and socialization.
• Prepare appropriate documentation of the client care of services(s) furnished.
• Report all client and employee incidents/accidents to supervisor immediately.
• Assist the client with exercise, ambulation, and transfer activities. Be aware of proper body mechanics.
• Ensure maintenance of a clean, safe, comfortable, and healthy environment for the client.
• Assist with the client’s meal planning, purchase of food and meal preparation.
• Conduct safety precautions including wiping wet floors and spills and removing potential hazards immediately. Report safety hazards such as frayed electrical cords, unsecured handrails, malfunctioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors/alarms, defective equipment and/or environmental hazards to supervisor on the same day of observation.
• Engage in respectful social interaction with client including friendly conversation and empathic support. At the same time, respect client privacy and property.
• Exhibit positive attitude and behavior; demonstrate respect for employees and clients and maintain absolute confidentiality of all information pertaining to clients, clients’ families, and employees.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of all information pertaining to clients and clients' families.
• Promptly respond and attend to client requests.
• Communicate effectively with all team members.
• Maintain proper hand-washing techniques.
• Participate in required in-service training programs to meet regulatory requirements.
• Understand the importance of seeking assistance, as needed, from your supervisor and/or others; demonstrate capability and dependability in following instructions.
• Understand that regular, consistent attendance is necessary to serve clients.
• Accept and fulfill assignments with the agency; exercise judgment in accepting assignments.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as deemed appropriate by management team. DocuSign Envelope ID: A791E21C-8BF8-4CDC-A4B1-EA8876318FBD 11/10/2021 REQUIRED JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• Must be eighteen (18) years of age.
• Ability to report to multiple locations regularly and predictably on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate sympathetic and positive attitude when caring for others.
• Experience in private duty home care, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and shopping preferred.
• Ability to listen and communicate clearly, fluently, and diplomatically – both orally and in writing.
• Ability to remain flexible, resilient, calm and maintain a sense of humor in all situations.
• Present a well-groomed image that reflects the professionalism of the business.
• Ability to generate goodwill for the Agency with clients, their family members and other referral sources. Demonstrate a strong commitment to client service excellence.
• Possess and maintain good physical and mental health, including current TB testing.
• Ability to lawfully work in the U.S. PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS: Combination of sitting, standing, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, walking, climbing stairs and moving during working hours.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately to fully meet the position requirements.
• Must be able to maintain verbal and written communication with co-workers, leadership team, supervisors, clients, family members, vendors, and all business associates within or outside the Agency.
• Successful completion and ongoing compliance with all licensing, certification, continuous education, background testing, drug and alcohol testing, OIG, and health assessments, as may be required under federal, state, or local law or per employer policy.

All of the above demands are subject to ADA requirements.