Caregiver Dementia Care
Company: Assisting Hands - Boca Delray
Location: Boca Raton
Posted on: August 3, 2022
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Job Description:
Description: This position provides custodial and personal care
services to specific clients with Memory challenges that contract
with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of the
Staffing Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care.
Education: High School Diploma/GED required
Qualifications: One (3) year experience in the home or long-term
care setting is preferred. Experience with dementia care is a
plus
Reports to: Staffing Coordinator
Primary Duties: The main purpose of this position will be to
provide special care for clients with memory decline.
Certifications, experience, and skills developed caring patients
with Alzheimer's will be crucial in the selection of the
candidate.
Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment. Duties may
include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom,
straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's
dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and
safety for the client.
The performance of all personal care activities contained in a
written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with
personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing,
shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
Providing nutritional support as needed.
Reporting changes in the client's condition.
Other activities that are determined necessary and trained on for a
specific client and are restricted to the following: -
Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a
wheelchair, walker, or hoyer lift;
Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;
Teaching household routine and skills to well members of the
family;
Measuring intake and output of fluids;
Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood
pressure; -
Keeping records of personal health care activities; -
Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and
reporting to the agency supervisor.
Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with
self-administration of medication.
Transport the client to point of interest to maintain social
stimulation. -
Support the patient in activities that promotes the use of the
brain.
The caregiver may also provide the following assistance with
self-administered medication, as needed by the client:
Preparing necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to
assist the client in the self-administration of medication; -
Opening and closing the medication container or tearing the foil of
prepackaged medications;
Assisting the client in the self-administration process. - Examples
of such assistance include the steadying of the arm, hand, or other
parts of the client's body so as to allow the self-administration
of medication;
Abides by the agency's infection control policies, including proper
hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines.
Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency's
Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver
Training Manual.
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 13:00 to 5:00 PM and
Sundays from 2:00 to 7:00 PM -
FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourlyRequired Documents:* Your HHA or CNA
certificate (No older than one year)* A valid driver's license or
ID* Your social security card* TPS or Proof of citizenship or
residency*The following updated in-services/ CEU's: (Included in
the HHA Certification)(Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS, Assisted
Self-Medication, Alzheimer's, OSHA, HIPAA)* A physical (no older
than 6 months for HHA's)* An updated CPR card or certificate* Must
have a LEVEL II (AHCA) background screening (no older than 5
years)* Customer referencesAny additional certificate related to
Alzheimer's will add points in the selection
Keywords: Assisting Hands - Boca Delray, Boca Raton , Caregiver Dementia Care, Other , Boca Raton, Florida
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