A Home care aide is an individual authorized to provide nonmedical services and assistance to an elderly or disabled client. Care Is usually provided at the person’s home, or facility. Nurse Next Door affiliated home care aides shall be selected on the basis of such factors as a sympathetic attitude towards the care of the sick, ability to carry out directions, maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job. All affiliated Home care aides employed by Nurse Next Door to provide in-home care services will be 18 years old (or if under 18 years of age be a high school graduate or enrolled in a vocational education program) and have sufficient communication and language skills to enable them to perform their duties and interact effectively with clients and other agency staff. Home care aides must meet all registration, criminal background checks and training requirements as specified by the State of California Department of Social Services Home Care Services Bureau and Nurse Next Door policies.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the home care aide include, but are not limited to, the following-
Execute the client’s care plan as outlined by the Care Designer.
Help clients with their ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) that are within the scope of practice for a Registered Health Care Aide.
Assisting clients with personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care, bathing and dressing.
Assisting clients in and out of bed, transfers, positioning and assisting with ambulation.
Assisting with prescribed exercises which clients and aides have been taught by appropriate health personnel.
Meal planning and preparation, including therapeutic diets, and assisting clients with eating.
Assisting clients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals and incontinence care.
Assisting clients with medications reminders which are ordinarily self-administered.
Reporting changes in the client's condition and needs to the administrator or care designer.
Completing records regarding services performed.
Driving to appointments or to run errands.
Accurately records all hours worked.
Remains alert throughout the shift in case client requires assistance, responds immediately to any such needs by providing the assistance required, or calling the Company for guidance.
Participating in all required entry-level and annual training requirements.
Maintaining an active home care aide registration with the State of Ca. Dept. of Social Services Home Care Services Bureau.
Other duties as assigned by the administrator or designee.
Position Qualifications:
At least 18 years of age.
Current registration with the State of California Home Care Aide Registry. We Provide paid training and help you with the registration process.
Completion of a criminal background check and disclosure of any criminal history or evidence of exemption.
Evidence of entry-level training or plan to complete paid training prior to client care and in accordance with CA regulations.
Evidence of tuberculosis testing and verification that the home care aide does not have active tuberculosis.
Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
Empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
Demonstrates tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
Valid driver’s license and auto insurance and/or reliable transportation required.
Physical Demands:
Regularly required to sit, use hands or fingers, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
Required to reach with hands and arms.
Required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.
Must be able to lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move from 25 up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
