Caregivers Personal Care / Companion

Provides companion services to clients and homemaker services which entail light housekeeping in the client’s home environment including housekeeping, meal preparation, and laundry. All duties are performed in accordance with an established care plan and under the supervision of the program coordinator. The Caregiver observes the client and reports observations and documents the same along with all care performed.

To perform the functions generally undertaken by the natural homemaker, including such duties as preparation of meals, laundry, light housekeeping and shopping.

Provide and maintain safe environment for client, using equipment safely and properly.

To maintain the home in the optimum state of cleanliness and safety depending upon the client and caregiver resources and perform or assist client/family with home maintenance activities as prescribed in the care plan, including, but not limited to, light housekeeping (vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, making beds, doing dishes, etc.).

Monitor adequate fluid and nutrition intake of the client and prepare meals.

Provide companionship to client by reading, writing letters, playing cards, etc.

Provide personal care to clients.

Document care provided and response of client/family. Consistently meet or exceed Bayley’s established service standards functioning according to agency policies and procedures.

Demonstrates the highest degree of customer awareness by seeking out opportunities to identify and meet the needs of internal and external customers.

Is receptive to questions and criticism, and willing to offer assistance.

Complies with all local, state, and federal laws, and established Bayley company policies and procedures (which includes confidentiality and HIPPA).

High School diploma or equivalent

Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and travel to and visit client's homes in varying weather and road conditions

Ability to ambulate throughout a client's home, navigating stairs and other physical barriers typical to private residences

One year of direct client care experience with health/home health experience preferred

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