Home care aid for senior citizens ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Home care aid for senior citizens ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE
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Job Description
Guardian Angel Senior Services is looking to add a new Home Health Aide to join our South shore Ma team. The Home Health Aide will assist residents in their homes with all daily activities. These activities include everyday living housekeeping bathing and dressing transportation cooking shopping toileting medication mobility and continence care.
The ideal person for this position has the experience compassion and a solid understanding of all aspects of patient home health care.
Tasks:
The Home Health Aide assists in providing nursing care per the care plan as in the following tasks:
- Supervise and Assist in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) to include but not limited to:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Toileting
- Encourages client in selfhelp or participation in activities to maintain independence.
- Assists and encourages client to follow prescribed exercise program which may include range of motion (ROM) exercises and walking.
- Provides and assists with skin care by turning and repositioning client as prescribed; as well as providing care to pressure point areas (e.g. back rubs).
- Assists and guides client in transfer process from bed to chair commode or other devices.
- Assists in elimination process by giving bedpan urinal or bringing client to the bathroom; changing undergarments or emptying catheter bags. Measures and records intake and output. Sanitize all DMEs as prescribed.
- Assists in giving client bath whether complete partial tub or shower. Observes and reports changes in skin or physical condition.
- Provides or assists in oral hygiene shaving and hair care.
- Takes and records vital signs to include temperature pulse and respirations.
- Changes simple dressing (nonsterile dressing only) and reports changes in wound status.
- Shops for food and household supplies. Plans prepares and serves meals according to dietary instructions.
- Maintains a clean safe environment for client by performing household services such as:
- Cleaning and changing bed linens
- Cleaning floors with mop and/or vacuuming
- Cleaning bathroom and kitchen
- Laundering and ironing client clothes
- Uses and maintains special equipment and supplies appropriately.
- Informs supervisor of any change in clients condition or family situation.
- Participates in the development and implementation of established care plans; communicating changes with office staff.
- Accompanies client outside the home when permitted
- Documents in Communication Book; recording and reporting any changes in symptoms reactions or responses by client to Supervisor in an accurate and timely manner.
- Reminds client to take prescribed medications that are ordinarily selfadministered. In certain approved situations: administer or apply medications.
- Tests urine for sugar and acetone and records and reports results.
- Performs additional tasks that may be assigned by the primary nurse or therapist depending on the specific situation on the Home Health Aides experience and competence. (Example: Routine uncomplicated colostomy care and decubitus care.
- Provides or assists with postmortem care.
- Performs only those duties listed on care plan except when instructed otherwise by clinical supervisor.
About Guardian Angel Senior Services:
Guardian Angel Senior Services is a home care organization dedicated tomaintaining your dignity and your independence while serving your needs with honor and integrity. Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes making a difference in the lives of seniors and going above and beyond the call of duty.
Guardian Angel Senior Services benefits include health care paid time off training classes and certifications for professional development 401(k) and more!
Employees can also take advantage of many employee discounts a discounted YMCA membership Aflac insurance and more!
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Guardian Angel Senior Services considers the health and safety of our clients and employees to be a top priority. Employment with Guardian Angel Senior Services is conditioned on successfully completing preemployment background checks.
Guardian Angel Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability or genetic information.
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
