Caregiver (Woodland Hills) Jobs

Home Care Aide/ Caregiver

Male caregiver needed for male client.

Position Purpose:

Perform services for the client as necessary to maintain the personal care and comfort.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Prepare the client with personal communication skills, as needed.
• Engage in respectful social interaction with client, including friendly conversation and empathic support, as well aa, respecting the clients privacy and property.
• Assist the client to the bathroom or in use of urinal or bedpan. Keep incontinent clients clean and dry.
• Assist the client with medication distribution.
• Report all client and employee incidents/accidents to supervisor immediately.
• Understand and adhere to information and precautions contained in individual clients Home Plan of Care.
• Assist the client with exercise, ambulation and transfer activities. Be aware of proper body mechanics.
• Respond and attend to client's requests promptly.
• Assist the client with personal care activities including: bathing, skin care, back rub, hair care, nail care, dressing and undressing, feeding, oral hygiene, grooming, and bedtime care.
• Observe safety precautions including: wiping up wet floors, spills and other falling hazards immediately. Also report safety hazards, frayed electrical cords, unsecured handrails, defective equipment or environmental hazards to supervisor on the same day of observation.

Specific Job Knowledge Required:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Demonstrate sympathetic attitude toward caring for others.
• Ability to listen and communicate clearly, fluently and diplomatically orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain flexible, resilient, calm and maintain a sense of humor, well-groomed image.
• Previous experience in private duty home care preferred.
• Ability to work within the United States.
• Updated TB Testing

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