- 04-Mar-2022 to 03-May-2022 (PST)
- Snohomish, 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.
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.
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. 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.
- Education High School Diploma, GED or foreign equivalent required.
- 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 demands :
- Mobility : Standard work day requires various abilities including standing, walking, sitting, bending, flexing, lifting twisting, stooping, kneeling, reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling and climbing stairs;
- Ability to exert up to 50 pounds or more of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move a client or an object; and
- Motor Skills : Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to perform required functions of client care; hand-wrist movement, hand-eye coordination, and simple firm grasping required for fine motor-skills and manipulation;
fine and gross finger dexterity required.
- Work Schedule
- Ability to work 40 hours per week, if full-time position, otherwise as part-time position. Available to work any shift assigned and be a substitute as needed.
- Aptitude Requirements
- COGNITIVE
- Analytical :
- Ability to establish facts and draw valid conclusions; and
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and verbal form.
- Communication :
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position;
- Ability to record and deliver information;
- Ability to speak distinctly and listen carefully in order to communicate effectively on all levels with clients, families and KWA staff; and
- Ability to follow rules and policies of the company.
- Administrative Detail :
- Ability to complete time and task sheets accurately; and
- Ability to complete and follow instructions on electronic timekeeping.
- MANUAL
- Motor coordination :
- Gross and fine motor abilities and hand-eye coordination sufficient to perform required functions of patient care.
- Finger dexterity :
- Ability to pick, pinch or otherwise work with fingers to perform required functions of client care.
- Manual dexterity :
- Ability to seize, hold, grasp, turn or otherwise work with hands to perform required functions of client care.
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