CAREGIVER - UNIVERSITY PLACE

• 03-Mar-2022 to 02-May-2022 (PST)
• University Place, WA, USA
• $19.38 - $21.75 hr. (Base + Hazard Pay and DOE)
• Hourly
• FT / PT
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance with qualifying hours; Paid Time Off; Paid Home Care Aide Certification Training; Paid Travel Time between clients;

Mileage reimbursement; flexible hours / scheduling available*

The care setting : The caregiver will work out of the client's home, apartment, trailer, hotel room, or other living situation to fulfill tasks as assigned by the client's service plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Personal Hygiene : Assistance with care of hair, teeth, dentures, shaving, filing of nails, other basic personal hygiene and grooming needs.

Includes supervising the client when he / she can perform these tasks when guided, assisting in client when he / she can participate in care of his / her appearance, and performing grooming tasks for the client when he / she is unable to participate in caring for his / her appearance.

• Dressing : Assistance with dressing and undressing. Includes supervising the client when he / she can dress and undress when guided, assisting with difficult tasks such as tying shoes and buttoning, and completely dressing or undressing the client when he / she is unable to participate in dressing or undressing him / herself.
• Bathing : Assisting the client to wash his or her body. Includes supervising the client when he / she can bathe him / herself when guided, assisting the client with difficult tasks such as getting in or out of the tub or washing back, and completely bathing the client when he / she is totally unable to wash him / herself.
• Eating : Assistance with eating. Includes supervising the client when he / she is able to feed him / herself when guided, assisting with difficult tasks such as cutting food or buttering bread, and feeding the client when he / she is unable to participate in feeding him / herself.
• Toileting : Assistance with bladder and / or bowel problems. Includes supervising the client when he / she can take care of his / her own toileting needs when guided, helping him / her to and from the bathroom, assisting with bed pan routines, diapering and lifting him / her on and off the toilet.

May include performing routine peri-colostomy / catheter tasks, for the client when he / she is able to supervise the activities.

• Ambulation : Assisting the client to move around. Includes supervising the client when he / she can talk alone or with the help of a mechanical device (such as a walker) when guided, assisting with difficult parts of walking (such as climbing stairs, uneven surfaces), supervising the client when he / she is able to propel his / her wheelchair when guided, pushing the wheelchair, and providing constant physical assistance to the client when he / she is totally unable to walk alone or with a mechanical device.
• Transfer : Assistance with getting in and out of bed or wheelchair or on and off the toilet and / or in and out of the bath tub.

Includes supervising the client when he / she is able to transfer when guided, provided steadying, and helping the client when he / she can assist in his / her transfer.

Lifting the client when he / she is unable to assist in their transfer requires specialized training.

• Positioning : Assisting the client to assume a desired position. Includes assistance in turning and positioning to prevent secondary disabilities, such as contracture and balance deficits.
• Self-Medication : Assisting the client to self-administer medications prescribed by his or her physician. Includes reminding the client of when it is time to take prescribed medication, handing the medication container to the client, opening a container and reading labels.
• Body Care : Assisting the client with exercises, skin care (including the application of ointments or lotions), changing dry bandages or dressings which do not require professional judgment.

Excludes foot care beyond washing of feet and filing toenails. Excludes changing bandages or dressings when sterile procedures are required.

Provision of body care tasks is limited; the client must be able to supervise the provision of these tasks.

Travel to Medical Services : Accompanying or transporting the client to a physician's office or clinic in the local area to obtain medical diagnosis or treatment.

Caregiver may be asked to use his / her own personal vehicle for this task.)

Essential Shopping : Assistance with shopping to meet the client's health care or nutritional needs. Limited to brief, occasional trips in the local area to shop for food, medical necessities and household items required specifically for the health and maintenance of the client.

Includes assisting the client when he / she can participate in shopping and doing the shopping for the client when he / she is able to participate .

Caregiver may be asked to use his / her own personal vehicle for this task.)

• Meal Preparation : Assistance with preparing meals. Includes planning meals (including special diets), assisting clients who are able to participate in meal preparation, preparing meals for participants unable to participate, and cleaning up after meal preparations.
• Household Assistance : Assistance with household tasks essential to the client's health and comfort. These tasks are limited to such things as changing bed linens, laundering bed linens and clothing used by the client and cleaning areas of the home occupied by the client.

Includes assisting clients who can participate in performing these tasks and performing household tasks for clients unable to participate.

Standby Assistance : Being available to help the client with tasks that cannot be scheduled (toileting, ambulation, transfer, positioning, some medication assistance);

and / or being available to provide protective supervision to a client who cannot be left alone because of confusion, forgetfulness, or lack of judgment.

• Secondary Position Tasks
• Attend all required trainings and meetings.
• Accurately complete timesheets and task sheets and submit on time to supervisor.
• Report any accident to self or client immediately to supervisor. Complete incident report as directed by supervisor within 48 hours.
• Remain current with 12 hours continuing education (CE) training per year. Training is to be completed by caregivers birthday.

This is a condition of continued employment. No caregiver is allowed to continue working if this requirement is not met.

Caregiver is responsible to maintain this required training.

• Must be available to travel to and from client's home anywhere within the county where the KWA office they are hired at is located.
• Medication Nurse Delegation -Care giver must have current nurse delegation qualifications and be delegated by Delegating Nurse with written instructions before care giver assists with any nurse delegation task.
• May be required to travel between and work from other KWA offices.
• Satisfactorily pass criminal history and references check before employment;
• Must be 18 years of age or older;
• Ability to understand and follow directions;
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with others;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all assignments as mandated;
• Satisfactorily pass criminal background check every 2 years after employment;
• Must become certified as a home care worker within 200 days or 260 days (English is second language) of employment. Certification is a condition of continued employment.

OR hold a current CNA, RN, LPN, nurse technician license or homecare aid certification; and

• Must have reliable personal transportation, valid Washington State Driver's License & auto insurance.
• Working Conditions
• Environmental parameters :
• Ability to work in a client's private home environment; and
• Ability to drive / accompany client to medical appointments and for essential shopping.
• Physical dema
30+ days ago