Direct Care Worker (Caregiver)
On-siteWarrendale, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Provide personal care and related services in the home under the direction of staffing and nursing personnel, following the plan of care to ensure safe and competent care. Maintain good personal hygiene, prepare nutritious meals, and assist with ambulation and therapy processes as needed. Promote mental alertness through activities of interest, offer emotional support, and establish relationships based on trust and confidentiality. Report changes in the participant's condition or home situation to staff, and perform routine housekeeping tasks to ensure a safe environment. Attend required in-services and coordinate weekly visit scheduling. Must possess the ability to drive or access non-routinely wheelchair accessible homes, with sufficient hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity to perform assessments and lift up to 30 pounds. Requires a high school diploma, specific training certification (HLTL, DOH, CHHC, or agency program), and a complete criminal background check.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Successful completion of one of the following: a.) Minimum training meeting the requirement of HLTL, DOH, and CHHC b.) Training program developed by the agency which meets the criteria set forth in PA Code 611.55 Chapter 52 c.) Nurse aid certification and training program sponsored by the PA Department of Education
- If a nurse aide is certified by the state, the individual will meet the qualifications for a Personal Care Field Clinician as the hours of training will exceed the minimum required except for Orientation and Clinical Performance
- Must be free from health problems that may be injurious to participant/consumer, self and co-workers
- Applicant must present appropriate evidence to substantiate this
- Must comprehend the basics of personal care, housekeeping and meal preparation
- Must understand and respect participant/consumer including ethics and confidentiality of care
- Must have a complete criminal background check
- The ability to drive and/or the ability to access consumer's homes which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible
- Hearing, eyesight and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the participant/consumer's condition and to perform participant/consumer care
- On occasion may be required to bend, stoop, reach and move participant/consumer weight up to 250 pounds: lift or carry up to 30 pounds
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