Homemaker
Company: Addus HomeCare Corporation
Location: Palm Coast
Posted on: November 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Now offering DAILY PAY for select positions!Arcadia Home Care &
Staffing is a national provider of home care and staffing with over
35 years of experience and dedication to enhancing the quality of
life. Despite challenging economic conditions caused by COVID-19.
Arcadia is still hiring Home Health Aides (HHA). Arcadia has
implemented comprehensive safety policies based on CDC guidelines
designed to promote workplace safety. We are providing Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, face masks, hand
sanitizer and anti-bacterial soap to our employees.We are offering
virtual job interviews as a safety measure against COVID-19. Apply
today and learn more about our current
opportunities.Duties/Responsibilities:1) Follows all written
instructions as determined by client/responsible parties within
limits of the Agency's policies for homemaker as written on the
service plan.2) Provides socialization, conversation and emotional
reassurance to the client.3) Encourages and participates in
reading, appropriate games, and other activities to promote
well-being and stimulate the mind and the spirit.4) Provides for
safety by using the principles of health and safety in relation to
self and client, as follows:* a) Identifies and report safety
hazards* b) Follows assigned safety precautions* c) Practices
health protection and cleanliness by appropriate techniques of hand
washing, waste disposal and household tasks5) Provides escort
services, such as accompanying the client to scheduled
appointments, shopping or errands.6) Take care of pets and water
the plants.7) Encourages and supervises the maintenance of clean
and healthy environment.* a) Assist with home management i.e.
monitoring food expirations, assist with mail, order groceries/home
supplies8) Provides housekeeping duties such as:* a) Kitchen
(washing dishes, wiping/disinfecting sinks and countertops)* b)
Bathroom (wiping/disinfecting sinks, countertops, tubs and
toilets)* c) Bedroom (bed making/changing linen)* d) Laundry (light
personal laundry: washing, drying, folding, ironing, putting away)*
e) Light vacuuming and dusting* f) Change linens on clients
unoccupied bed9) Assists the client to achieve or maintain adequate
nutrition and hydration by assisting with grocery shopping, simple
meal or snack preparation.10) Encourages/supervises appropriate
personal hygiene11) Reminds and encourages daily exercise12) Empty
urinals and bedside commodes13) Medications: provides timely
medication reminds and reports concerns to supervisor14) Works with
client and family with maturity, compassion, empathy, and
confidentiality at all times15) Notifies the office of any change
in the clients status or home environment or an emergency16)
Notifies the office in a timely manner of the need for cancellation
or change in coverage17) Completes documentation promptly and
legibly in the appropriate section of the client record18) Attends
all in-service trainingPhysical Requirements:1) Regularly required
to sit, stand and walk on variable surfaces2) Regularly required to
use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear3)
Occasionally required to reach beyond mid-line of body
overhead/chest level4) Occasionally use hand controls including
grip using one or both hands5) Occasionally climb ramps or stairs
or use foot controls6) Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus7) Employees are required to utilize
universal safety precautions while performing their job tasks8)
Ability to lift, push, pull and carry a minimum of 50lbs9) Ability
to stoop and bending up to 2.5 hours per 8 hour
shiftEducation/Qualifications:1) High school diploma or GED
equivalent preferred2) Satisfactory completion of Agency qualifying
exam3) One (1) year current experience (within past five (5) years)
as a homemaker in the home healthcare setting4) Possesses an
empathetic attitude towards clients5) Ability to read and write
English6) Successful completion of state required basic homemaker
training in accordance with FAC 59A-8,0095(12)7) Must have current
HIV training and ADRD traininAddus (Arcadia parent company)
provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and
harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion,
age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected
veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local
laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment,
including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination,
layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and
training."
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