Job Description

JOB TITLE: Home Care Aide

DEPARTMENT: Home Care

CLASSIFICATION: Non – Exempt

DAYS/HOURS: Schedule as assigned (Evenings and Weekends Needed)

BBP EXPOSURE: III

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Yes

LOCATION: As Assigned in Pierce County

SUMMARY

To provide compassionate caring services to clients with developmental disabilities and/or senior care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for caring for a child/adult with special needs who cannot perform certain daily living skills without assistance as a result of their disability or a senior requiring care and assistance or companionship. (These will be non-medical services.)
• Implementing assigned clients “Plan of Care”
• Assistance with daily living skills which could include assistance in a variety of areas, depending on the needs of the client. The daily living skills could include the following:
• Feeding, and assistance with eating, include supervising or guiding the client when able to feed self, assisting with difficult tasks such as cutting food or buttering bread, and orally feeding the client when unable to feed self.
• Dressing or assisting the client with dressing when needed.
• Personal hygiene or body care: assisting the client to wash, bathing includes supervising or guiding the client to bathe, helping the client get in or out of the tub or shower if needed, or completely bathing the client if they are unable to.
• Toileting: helping the client to and from the bathroom, assisting with bedpan routines, using incontinent briefs, cleaning the client after elimination or assisting them on and off the toilet.
• Transferring a client: assistance getting in and out of a bed/wheelchair or ambulation, which would mean assistance in moving around or guiding the client when walking alone or help with a mechanical device such as a walker or wheelchair.
• Positioning: assist the client to assume the desired position.
• Assist the family with housekeeping.
• Assist the family with shopping.
• Assist the family with meal planning and preparation.
• Provide transportation
• Responsible for protective supervision: being available to provide safety, guidance, and protection to the client who cannot be left alone due to impaired judgment.
• When performing Community First Choice (CFC) work, it is understood that these tasks are to be performed within the bounds of the client’s current living situation unless otherwise stated in the Client Plan of Care.
• When providing Respite Care, care for the client may be performed either within the bounds of the client’s current living situation or outside the client’s current living situation at a predetermined, appropriate community location. Unless otherwise determined by the guardian.

ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS

• Responsible for reporting accurate hours worked and duties performed on Special Care Agency, Inc.’s approved time sheet. This will be recorded at time of service.
• Submit time sheets by the first of every month, legible and accurate.
• Clear understanding of SAILS Washington policy and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PREFERRED SKILLS

• Must be over 18 years of age.
• Ability to communicate in English (written and verbal)
• Must be a licensed CNA or Home Care Aide (HCA)
• Must be able to work independently
• Mental Health, Dementia and/or Behavioral Health Training highly preferred
• Must be physically and mentally capable of caring for an individual who is ill, infirm, disabled or vulnerable. (I understand I am required to immediately notify my supervisor of any conditions, mental, physical or emotional limitations that would prevent me from performing my job duties of a home care aide which include, but not limited to, lifting or transferring clients and dealing with combative behaviors safely for both themselves and their clients. Examples would be, but are not limited to, recent or past injuries, recent or past surgeries, recent or past illness, pregnancy, or other. Failure to inform your supervisor with any relevant restrictions prior to or during employment may result in disciplinary actions up to and including immediate termination.
• Understanding of professional boundaries.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass a Washington State background check
• Maintain active WA Driver License and Auto Insurance
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. (documentation required)

ONGOING ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Complete and pass the background check screening upon hire and every two years thereafter, or as requested.
• Maintain active Certified Home Care Aide (HCA Training Available) and Nurse Delegation and other required certifications.
• Complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education annually.