Caregiver

Caregiver | BeLoved With You

Job Summary

Provide support and personal care assistance to clients in their homes, enabling them to maintain their independence and quality of life. Your role will involve delivering personalized care to individuals with varying needs, including elderly patients, individuals with disabilities, and those recovering from illness or surgery.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

General:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the agency’s mission, philosophy and scope of services.
2. Demonstrates knowledge and respect of rights and responsibilities by observance of patient/participant: Privacy, confidentiality and safety, including reporting of patient/participant abuse or neglect.
3. Foster and maintain an effective working relationship between co-workers, patients, families, and other professional members of the community.
4. Demonstrates reliability by: Making every attempt to report to work on time and providing proper notification for absence or tardiness.
5. Demonstrates ability to problem-solve and make decisions by: Assessing situations and considering all possibilities to resolve the issues then correcting the problems presented in a reasonable amount of time.
6. Seeks guidance and direction as needed, utilizing proper chain of command.
7. Demonstrates professionalism at all times by respectful interpersonal relationships with employees, patients, families, contractors, and community members.
8. Demonstrates effective time management skills by: Coordinating activities to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency, willingness to adjust or revise work schedules as requested, seeking prior authorization for overtime, adhering to the policy for make-up time, completing assigned projects within specified time frames.
9. Participates in Performance Improvement activities when requested.
10. Works well independently and within a structured team.
11. Promotes a team approach through cooperation, mutual respect, flexibility and dependability.
12. Ensures all regulatory standards for State and Federal are met.
13. Assumes responsibility for on-going personal development and continuing education.
14. Completes monthly and annual trainings as assigned by the Governing Board, Director of Human Resources and/or Administrator.
15. Creates opportunities for new referrals and referral relationships when representing the company in the community.
16. Supports the philosophy, objectives and mission of BeLoved With You.
17. Stays current with all mandatory agency requirements.
18. Attire to be consistent with the BeLoved With You dress code policy.

Specific to Position:

1. Assist clients with daily living activities, including bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry, and more as needed.
2. Provide companionship and emotional support to clients, fostering a positive and caring environment.
3. Help clients with mobility, transferring, and ambulation as needed.
4. Monitor patients' vital signs and report any changes to the supervising nurse.
5. Administer medication and assist with medical equipment as directed by healthcare providers.
6. Maintain a clean and safe environment in the client’s home.
7. Assumes responsibility for on-going personal development and continuing education.
8. Creates opportunities for new referrals and referral relationships when representing the company in the community.
9. Supports the philosophy, objectives and mission of BeLoved With You.
10. Maintains professional competency and licensure.
11. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.

1. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent; further education in healthcare is a plus.
2. Maintain a Medication Management Certification (or willing to obtain one)
3. Previous experience as a caregiver, home health aide, or in a similar role preferred.
4. Prior experience working with geriatric, disabled, or long-term care patient populations, preferred.
5. Current certification in CPR and First Aid (or willing to obtain).
6. Current Food Handlers Card (or willing to obtain)
7. Must have reliable transportation and maintain auto insurance.
8. Must maintain a valid driver’s license.
9. Successful completion of background check pursuant to ORS 181A.195.
10. Read, write and understand the English language.