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Safe at Home is a licensed Home Care Organization based in Bakersfield, CA. We are locally owned and operated. We proudly provide non-medical home care services to individuals with disabilities, injuries, difficulties with mobility, or illnesses. We are composed of highly trained and competent staff members who are dedicated and experts in delivering home care services in the comfort of our client?s home. You can learn more about us by visiting safeathomehco.com or FB, IG, Twitter, and LinkedIn @safeathomehco.
Part time, 12 hours weekly
Position Summary
Provides unskilled personal care and household services for stable maintenance of clients in their homes in compliance with a service plan.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Completed agency training or have verified experience in the provision of home care tasks to consumers and passed a competency evaluation.
2. Observation and maintenance of the home environment that ensures the safety and security of the consumer.
3. Assistance with household chores including cooking and meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry.
4. Assistance in completing activities such as shopping, and appointments outside the home.
5. Companionship including, but not limited to, social interaction, conversation, emotional reassurance, encouragement of reading, writing and activities that stimulate the mind.
6. Assistance with activities of daily living, personal care and any other assignments as included in the service plan.
7. Completion of appropriate service notes regarding service provision each visit. Documentation shall contain services provided, date, time in and out, and confirmation that care was provided. Such confirmation shall be according to agency policy.
8. In order to delineate the types of services that can be provided by a CNA, evidence of training in and competency in understanding and identifying situations where skilled Home Health care would be needed to meet higher needs of the consumer.
9. Observes and reports to the Manager and/or Supervisor any changes from normal.
10. Maintains timely records of home visits.
11. Practices standard infection control precautions, basic first aid and home safety.
12. Attends appropriate education meetings.
13. Attends and participates in appropriate care coordination conferences, staff meetings, and agency committee meetings.
14. Performs other related functions as directed.
15. Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of job performance.
16. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations and standards in performance of job functions.
17. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
1. At least 18 years of age.
2. Possess a high school diploma or GED.
3. Be able to communicate and understand return communication effectively in exchanges between the consumer, family representatives, and other providers;
4. Additional related annual training that equals 5 hours each year.
Special Requirements:
1. Valid, current state driver's license & proof of automobile insurance and access to a reliable automobile, or
2. Access to a reliable automobile, public or other reliable transportation.
Safe at Home complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
