Home Care Aid Caregiver
Home Care Aid Caregiver
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Job Description
Dependable Staffing Agencyis looking to hire compassionate competent and dedicated HCAs to fill the needs of our Washington State community. Our focus is to provide fully trained and qualified health professionals to meet highquality staffing needs at hospitals clinics longterm care facilities adult family homes & adult day care centers. These are immediate openings with both fulltime and parttime shifts available. If you have a desire to make a difference in your field with your knowledge skills and service you are in the right. This position is open all over Washington.
Scope:
Home Care/Health aidesare certified caregivers who provide household services inside the clients home to prevent or postpone hospitalization and relocation to a facility. The home health aide carries out only the tasks assigned to them by the Registered Nurse. It is vital that home health aids stay within their scope of practice as outlined and regulated by the Washington State Department of Health.
Qualifications:
- High school graduate or General Education Diploma (GED)
- Satisfactory completion of a Home Care Aid program and a Home Care Aid license that is active and in good standing in the state of Washington.
- One full year of fulltime experience in direct patient care
- One full year of fulltime experience in a home health setting
- Emotional and mental maturity as demonstrated by the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with patients their families and other caregivers.
- Strong observation documentation and communication skills
Responsibilities:
- Maintains accurate frequency of visits to each patient as assigned
- Reports to the registered nurse each day regarding tasks and personal care performed for each patient
- Attends inservices for a total of 12 hours per calendar year continuing education training
- Maintains a clean safe and healthy environment while caring for the patient
- Observes reports and documents patient status and services rendered
- Read and record vital signs
- Uses universal precautions and basic infection control procedures as required while providing care / house cleaning.
- Assists the patient / family in managing the basic elements of function for the patient and reports as needed.
- Recognizes emergencies knows and institutes emergency procedures
- Performs the following (and others as assigned) procedures while respecting the dignity comfort and privacy of the patient:
- Bed bad
- Sponge bath
- Tub or shower bath
- Skin and nail care (nondiabetic patients only)
- Filing nails only for diabetic patients
- Oral hygiene
- Toileting / pericare
- Normal range of motion and positioning
- Safe transfer and ambulation
- Feeding and fluids (plan and prepare nutritious meals) following the care plan/diet
- Assist patient with oral medications normally selfadministered
- Assist with assigned treatments as ordered by the physician and supervised/delegated by the nurse
- Routine/light housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient as instructed by the registered nurse.
- Properly uses and maintains equipment cleaning and personal care supplies
- Completes chart audits as assigned
- Communicates effectively with members of the interdisciplinary team patient and their families
- Establishes a professional relationship with the client and their families that promote trust caring respect and maintains confidentiality
- Keeps simple records as instructed
- Reports change of condition immediately to the direct supervisor (i.e. illness change in diet change of cognitive or physical function skin issues etc.
- Havereliable transportation
- Open to travel for work
Job Requirements:
- Valid HCA License
- Nationally Certified is a must
- Active CPR Card/First Aid
- WA State I.D.
- Social Security Card
- TB Test
- Covid19 Vaccine Card
- N95 Mask Fit Test
- Three References
Physical and Sensory Requirements:
- Ability to read 12 point or larger type
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with clients medical professionals and resident families.
- Ability to walk bend lift grasp push pull use fine hand coordination and to distinguish smells.
- Ability to travel to prospective patients residences
Pay range: $18 $21 per hour
Benefits: based on permanent work status
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Employment Type
Full-Time
