Direct Care Worker

The Direct Care Worker follows the guidelines of the client’s care plan which they are working and provides assistance with activities of daily living and/or instrumental activities of daily living to consumers in accordance with the plan of care.

Provides assistance to assigned consumers determined by the individual care plan this may include:

· Light housekeeping

· Bathing (tub, shower, bed bath)

· Oral hygiene care

· Dressing and undressing

· Toileting activities - total assistance

· Emptying Foley Catheter drainage bag

· Emptying and care of stoma appliances

· Positioning/turning

· Assisting with ambulation and transfer activities, including:

· Transferring in/out of bed (manual transfers)

· Transferring to chair, wheel chair, toilet, bedside commode

· Assisting or providing stand-by assistance with ambulation

· Assisting with walker, cane, crutches, or other ambulation assistance devises

· Assisting with nutritional and dietary needs, including: Preparing meals, serving meal(s), Feeding consumers to ensure adequate nutrition and fluid intake, Washing/drying dishes

· Providing for safe and sanitary environment, including: Making bed, changing linen as needed, Dusting and tidying room used by consumer, Washing consumer’s personal clothing (if facilities available)

· Utilizing basic infection control technique and procedures:

· Reminding consumer to take medications

· Maintaining consumer confidentiality

· Encouraging consumer control and promoting the independent living philosophy

· Other Direct Support Professional duties as assigned

Requirements

· Be at least (18) years of age

· Have graduated from high school or acquired a GED

· Have two forms of valid identification

· Reliable transportation

· Current CPR card (BLS for healthcare providers, hands on course)

· ALS experience (preferred)