Home Care Aide

Job Title/Position: Home Care Aide Reports To: Clinical Manager JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY A Home Care Aide performs tasks that enable the client to remain in the home by supplementing the client's abilities for home management. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Assists or performs personal care tasks including ADLs and IADLs to enable client to re- main safe in the home environment, maintain capacity to function, delay disease and pre- vent regression. 2. Provides homemaking services for the ill, injured, impaired, disabled or aged. 3. Observes the client for changes in general physical and mental conditions. Reports any changes noted to the clinical manager or supervisor. 4. Keeps the home clean and orderly. 5. Plans meals and purchases food and household supplies, as appropriate. 6. Prepares and serves nutritious meals according to the client’s and caregiver's needs and the client's services delivery plan. 7. Washes dishes and cleans the kitchen after meals. 8. Assists the client and caregiver in the practice of safety, hygiene, and good nutrition where possible. 9. Does client’s laundry. 10. Adheres to the documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS 1. Is at least eighteen years of age. 2. Has at least one year of experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide. 3. Has had work or life experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide. 4. Successfully completes the home health aide competency evaluation. 5. Has the ability to read and follow written instructions and document services provided. 6. Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and impaired. 7. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and organization requirements and is in good working order OR must maintain a safe and efficient method of transportation aimed at arriving to work as scheduled. JOB LIMITATIONS The home care aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the Utah Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the home care aide will not administer medications, take physician's orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a licensed nurse. The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at Zion's Way Home Health & Hospice is committed to providing personalized life-changing service across Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Whether you are on the road to recovery and are benefiting from our home health services or enjoying time with loved ones as you near the end of life with the assistance of our hospice program, our mission remains the same. We believe that healthcare services must be customized to respect the personal circumstances and unique needs of our clients. Our passion is in serving our communities. Let our home health and hospice experts assist you in obtaining the information and resources you need to take care of your loved one. Our education team is available at no cost to help you on your journey and point you in the right direction. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Pennant Group