DUTIES
Provides personal hygiene services, housekeeping tasks and other related support services essential to the consumers health
Observes, records and reports all changes to supervisor
Performs home management tasks including housekeeping, laundry, shopping and errands
Prepares and serves simple modified diets according to instruction and assists with feeding as necessary
Assists with bathing, dressing and grooming
Assists with toileting, including use of bedpan, commode or toilet
Assists self-directing consumers with transfers and ambulation including use of cane, walker, and wheelchair
Assists self-directing consumers with medication reminders or refilling the consumers prescription at the local pharmacy as specified on plan of care
Provides routine skin care. May assist self-directing consumers in applying nonprescription topical medications to skin surface
Collects routine specimens
Obtains consumers weight
Assist self-directing consumers in reminding them of their home maintenance exercise programs
Assists the self-directing consumer with reminders on changing the tubing or refilling a tank in the use of their oxygen equipment
QUALIFICATIONS
Must have a phone or a way to communicate to the office daily
Must have a valid PA License
Must be able to follow the care plan written in the home
Must provide proof of
o TB Test
o Criminal Background Check and FBI when necessary
o PPD documentation within one year of hire
Must prove competencies in the 16 areas required under 28 Pa. Code 611.5 .
