Job Description
Position: Resident Technician
Pay Range: $21.00 PER HR
Reporting To: Site Manager
Work Type: Onsite
Part Time Position: 10am to 6pm (Saturday and Sundays)
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Resident Tech is responsible for providing personal care and related services to clients residing at Public Subsidized Housing Facilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current CPR and Basic First Aid.
- Current and satisfactory report on pre-employment physical examination including TB Screening Test or chest X-ray as required by Agency policies and procedures. Must be free from signs of infection and illness.
- Must demonstrate competency in performing personal care services prior to providing patient care.
- Able to walk bend stoop and lift objects appropriate for job performance. Must be able to perform all job responsibilities.
- Must be able to communicate effectively read write legibly spell correctly perform basic mathematics understand and carry out service plans and physician orders.
- Knowledgeable of basic computer skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
The following is a representation of the major duties and responsibilities of this position. The agency will make reasonable accommodations to allow otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Assists with activities of daily living such as bathing hair care skin care oral care etc.
- Assists clients with transfers such as in-and-out of bed. Assists with ambulation.
- Assists with the preparation of meals including therapeutic diets and assists clients with eating.
- Assists clients with toileting going to the bathroom or in using commodes bedpans or urinals.
- Assists clients with medications that are self-administered by the client.
- Performs other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient. These may include such services as taking vital signs.
- Monitors client activities food intake functional status psychosocial status. Reports changes in the clients condition and needs to the ALW Facility Manager.
- Records and completes daily caregiver notes regarding services performed.
- Performs simple household procedures essential to maintenance of proper health care at home such as disposal of infectious secretions cleaning of soiled linen proper disposal of food light housekeeping.
- Attends all mandatory in-service training and educational offerings. Completes all required in-services per year.
- Regularly attends and participates in scheduled case conferences and staff meetings.
- Complies with HIPAA regulations always maintains and conserves confidentiality of client and agency information.
- Utilizes client equipment and supplies safely efficiently and effectively.
- Maintains comfortable work environment for all employees.
- Maintains proper timekeeping.
- Maintains all credentials up to date.
- Reports Fraud and Abuse.
- Knowledge of mandated reporting.
- Conducts timely recording and/or documentation of client contact.
- Attend Department meetings (in person by phone or on the web).
- Attends all State mandated in service trainings.
- Conforms to all agency policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
IC