Suburban Homemaking & Maternity Agency, Inc.: PC Homemaker

Personal Care Homemaker supports a person to be more independent while meeting their daily living needs. Homemaker/personal care advances the individual’s independence within his/her home and community and helps the individual meet daily living needs.

Responsibilities:

The Personal Care Homemaker accepts responsibility for her/his own actions and:

• provides necessary information on health status and experience
• gives or assists with personal care services such as: bathing, hair care, care of toe/fingernails, care of skin, care of mouth, teeth and dentures, helping clients to bathroom commode or bed pain, dressing and undressing, feeding, bed changing, toileting, ambulation, and medication reminders
• performs household services such as: planning, preparing and serving meals, purchasing food and household supplies, making and changing beds, cleaning and dusting household furnishings, mopping floors (with a mop) and vacuuming, cleaning bathroom and kitchen, washing dishes, laundering, sewing, and light ironing of client clothes
• observes, records, and reports to placement worker and field supervisor: physical, mental or behavioral changes in the client, any changes in family situation that may affect the client, any emergency situations, requests from client, client's family or physician for changes in service plan or schedule, establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with clients, providing psychological and emotional support
• attends six (6) hours of in-service education annually
• practices safe and competent care within the job description
• communicates with the agency about problems and concerns
• complies with state/federal regulatory acts and agency policies
• adheres to agency work rules
• accepts supervision by nursing and/or other supervisory staff
• is available for consultation and case conferences when necessary
• may escort client to appointments, with the permission of the supervisor; the client must provide own transportation; may accompany in a van and/or taxi
• perform other job-related duties, as requested by their supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS: 

The Personal Care Homemaker is a mature person who:

• is flexible, sensitive to the needs of others, reliable, and able to cope with emergencies
• is able to communicate in English
• is able to carry out and understand directions and instructions
• is able to record messages and keep records
• is physically and emotionally capable of performing the job
• has good organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• completes agency orientation
• attends mandatory Universal Precautions update
• can provide three (3) satisfactory references
• can provide completed, current, physical and T.B./chest x-ray results
• consents to a Criminal Offender Record Investigation check