Home Caregiver (Personal Care/Companion)

Personal Care Provider

The Personal Care Provider provides unskilled personal care and household services for the client in their home. This person is integral in serving as a companion as well as ensuring our clients' space is clean, safe, and organized.

Provides companionship including, but not limited to, social interaction, conversation, emotional reassurance, encouragement of reading, writing, and mind-stimulating activities;

Performs or assists the client with personal hygiene, including bathing, hair care, mouth care, and dressing, when skilled skin care, skilled transfer, or skilled dressing is not required.

Maintains timely service records of home visits;

Attends and participates in appropriate client care conferences, staff and education meetings, and agency committee meetings.

Strong interpersonal skills which positively benefit interaction with clients and families, staff members, and the general public.

Knowledge of principles and procedures of personal care and safety practices in the home care setting;

Beginning knowledge of nutrition and food service.

Beginning skills in personal care.

Ability to accurately observe, report, and record client care and condition.

Ability to communicate effectively, verbally, and in writing.

Completion of the appropriate twenty-hour training program, or

Successful completion of skills validation via direct observation of the performance of tasks

Six months or more personal care experience in a home care setting preferred

Frequently move the whole body to perform tasks such as lifting, light housekeeping, walking, and driving.

Talem Home Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer Compensation: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour

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