Companion Sitter (CS) Confidential

Make a Difference on Your Own Schedule and Terms!

Qualifications

• Completion of the ninth (9th) grade; prefer high school graduate
• Able to read and write consistent with job requirements
• Possession of the emotional and cognitive maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with the client clients family and Agency personnel
• Neat clean personal appearance
• Free from health problems that may be injurious to client self and coworkers and presents the required documents to indicate such
• Must have annual TB skin tests and submit proof to Human Resources
• Possess reliable transportation
• Ability to demonstrate the appropriate companion/sitter knowledge and skills related to the following (passing score on skills validation test required):
  • Appropriate work experience and/or experience with caregiving
  • Methodology for assisting clients to achieve maximum self-reliance
  • Principles of nutrition and meal preparation
  • Principles of the aging process and emotional issues related to illness and long-term home care
  • Procedures for maintaining a clean healthful and pleasant environment
  • Maintenance of ethics and confidentiality of client care
  • Roles of healthcare team members and inter-relationships in care
  • Providing information for supervisors and maintaining appropriate and required records in relation to plan of care report and timesheet reporting concerns/changes in client condition/home environment supervisory visits and recertification
  • Basic housekeeping tasks
  • Interest and concern for people
  • Good judgment and tact in dealing with people
  • Proper hygiene and knowledge of basic safety and sanitation
  • Standard Precautions and basic infection prevention and control practices
  • Awareness that counseling is available if needed for difficult cases and potentially dangerous situations

Essential Functions/Areas of Accountability

• Follow the plan of care prepared by the supervisor with the client to provide the following:
• Assist in maintaining a healthful safe environment
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals
• Provide positive emotional support while preforming tasks in the clients home.
• Perform routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the client as instructed in the plan of care; to include light housekeeping meal preparation dishwashing bed making laundry and shopping
• Establish a relationship with the client and the clients family which conveys trust and confidentiality
• Complete visit reports with time in and time out each day of client visit document services provided obtain clients signature each visit and submit to the Agency per established guidelines
• Report any client concerns or condition changes to the Agency Supervisor or Agency Manager or designee (do not perform client assessment)
• Carry out assignments as instructed by the plan of care and report to the supervisor and/or designee if unable to do so
• Works in conjunction with personnel of other agencies involved in the clients care as directed by the Agency Supervisor or Agency Manager
• Always maintain confidentiality
• Perform only those functions specified in the plan of care for each individual client; never provide hands on or skilled care for the client
• Follow emergency procedures in the event of any incident- accident injury or significant change in the clients condition- and report the incident to the Agency Supervisor Agency Manager or Agency as soon as safely possible

Professional Case Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.