Direct Care Worker (Caregiver)
On-siteManchester, 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 maintain good personal hygiene and a healthy environment. Assist the participant with ambulation, prepare nutritious meals, and perform routine housekeeping tasks while encouraging independence through activities of interest. Give emotional and psychological support, establish trusting relationships, and report any changes in the participant's condition or home situation. Confirm weekly visit scheduling and attend required in-services. Requires hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity sufficient for assessments and lifting up to 30 pounds; must be able to drive or access non-wheelchair accessible homes.
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
- Nurse aid certification and training program sponsored by the PA Department of Education
- Free from health problems that may be injurious to participant/consumer, self and co-workers
- Appropriate evidence to substantiate absence of injurious health problems
- Comprehension of the basics of personal care, housekeeping and meal preparation
- Understanding and respect for participant/consumer including ethics and confidentiality of care
- Complete criminal background check
- Ability to drive
- Ability to access consumer's homes which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible
- Sufficient hearing
- Sufficient eyesight
- Sufficient physical dexterity
- Ability to bend, stoop, reach and move participant/consumer weight up to 250 pounds
- Ability to lift or carry up to 30 pounds
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