Companion

General Purpose:

Provide companionship and socialization activities to adults shopping preparing nutritious meals or snacks and light housekeeping related to the patients/clients as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim HealthCare and any other federal state and local law or regulation.

Essential Functions:

• Provides companionship and socialization activities to adults.
• Perform incidental activities of daily living such as light shopping and errands preparing nutritious meals or snackand straightening up the patient/clients immediate environment.
• Utilize infection control measures such as universal standard precautions hand washing and personal protective equipmentas appropriate.
• Recognize document and report change in patient/client environment and safety to supervisor.
• Organize self to carry out visits/shifts and organize activities.
• Attend mandatory Interim HealthCare inservices and provide requested documents to keep employee file current.
• Perform tasks as assigned such as transporting to a doctor church or visits to friends.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• May have access to personal health information (PHI) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

The Interim HealthCare Inc. Companion may not:

• Perform any personal care or skilled nursing procedures or attend to children.
• Reconcile bank statements or endorse checks or use any form of the clients credit (e.g. credit or debit cards ATM).

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Age of majority in the state.
• Graduate of companion training in states where required or
• Six 6 months of accumulated experience in a similar job classification or similar life experience.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities Required:

• Successful completion of appropriate knowledge (competency) assessment.
• Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care.
• Other minimum requirements as defined by state law or regulation.
• Proof of valid auto liability insurance and valid drivers license as required by the organizations insurance carrier if assignment(s) include driving a vehicle preferred.
• Able to hear speak and write and read in English in a manner understood by most people.
• Able to read ten 10 point or larger type.
• Able to effectively handle multiple tasks or functions.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort:

• Able to constantly travel locally from assignment to assignment.
• Able to constantly stand walk bend stoop squat kneel and reach freely and assist clients with standing and walking.
• Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm i.e. manipulate pen knobs or objects.
• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases bloodborne pathogens and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials.
• Able to frequently lift and carry up to fifty 50 pounds in order to carry out daily job functions and related activities that may be required.