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- Ability to work 32 hours a week, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Required)
- One year experience working with seniors (Required)
- CPR & First Aid (Required)
- Candidate speaks English & Cantonese/Mandarin (Preferred)
- Driver’s License (Required)
Under the direction and supervision of the Supervisor/Manager, the Caregiver 1 provides personal care services to Senior participants receiving home care and/or day center services. Caregivers provide the same services as a "Personal Care Attendant" position .
Responsibilities:
- Provides personal care/escort assistance according to the individual care plan (i.e. grooming, dressing, pericare, showers, bathing, toileting, housekeeping, meal preparation/feeding, laundry) and reports observed changes in the participant’s condition to the interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates safe practices, by utilizing proper body mechanics, adhering to universal precautions, and maintaining environmental safety.
- Interacts and provides services to participants, families and interdisciplinary team, in a professional manner (i.e. encourage participation in conversation and activities).
- Other related duties as assigned.
Caregiver Requirements and Qualifications:
- Ability to work independently and as part of interdisciplinary team.
- Flexible to work in multiple environments including home or center.
- Positive can-do attitude, conscientious, compassionate, thorough.
- Basic conversational English skills required; testing may be required.
- Bilingual may be required with ability to speak primary language to care for participant population; language testing may be required.
- Able to translate/interpret basic information for supervisor/manager, participant and other caregivers; testing may be required.
- Able to document care related items in Basic English (e.g. check off items on flow/monitoring sheets, simple words, etc.) on designated forms or electronic health record.
- Physical requirements: Ability to stoop, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, talk, hear, and repeat motions of the wrist and hands. Must have visual acuity. Must be able to lift/move weight that is within individual physical ability and use appropriate lifting devices or request assistance when needed.
