Job Description
Position: Respite Caregiver
Pay Range: $19 PER HR
Reporting To: Respite Manager
Work Type: Field Worker
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Respite Caregiver provides direct personal care and related services to clients at their place of residence.
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.
- 1years experience performing personal care services.
- 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.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
The following is a representation of the major duties and responsibilities of this position. The agency will provide reasonable accommodation to allow otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Assist clients with non-medical related services to the personal care and independent living of the client.
- Assists with activities of daily living such as bathing hair care skin care oral care etc.
- Assists clients with transfers such as getting in-and-out of bed or a chair and assists with ambulation.
- Provides client with companionship
- Assists with the preparation of meals and assists clients with eating.
- Assists clients with toileting going to the bathroom or using commodes bedpans or urinals.
- Assists clients with medication reminders that are self-administered by the client.
- Completes progress records and time keeping logs regarding services performed through company EVV system.
- Performs all assigned personal care services.
- Assists in enabling parents and other family members to take a break from caregiving responsibilities.
- Engages clint in appropriate social activities such as reading books playing games etc.
- Always ensures client safety and well-being while services are being provided.
- Maintains proper timekeeping by utilizing the companies EVV system.
- Maintains all required credentials up to date.
- Schedules made with the client by the caregiver is not exceed the authorized hours told to them by the Respite department.
- Overtime is not permitted unless approved by the Respite Manager.
- All Services must be performed inside the clients home.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Stand sit talk hear reach stoop kneel and use of hands and fingers to operate computer telephone and keyboard on a frequent basis.
- Moderate amount of walking up to 50% of the time.
- Close vision requirements due to computer work on a frequent basis
- Light to moderate lifting may be required up to 50lbs on a frequent basis. Up to 100lbs 15% of the time.
- Pushing and pulling up to 50lbs on a frequent basis. Over 50lbs 20% of the time.