ANOVA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Location
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
The Direct Care Worker assists consumers with daily living tasks as specified in a written care plan, which includes meal preparation, light housekeeping, providing companionship, and accompanying consumers to appointments. Duties also cover personal care such as bathing, grooming, and assisting with ambulation using mechanical aids.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old, physically capable of performing the duties, and demonstrate mature, responsible behavior while maintaining consumer confidentiality. Candidates must also be proficient in English for reading, writing, understanding, and speaking, possess reliable transportation, and be able to accurately report consumer condition changes to the RN Supervisor.
A Personal Care Worker/Direct Care Worker is a non-licensed member of the home health care team who assists the consumer with the tasks of daily living as outlined in a written care plan that is established by a Registered Nurse Supervisor and kept in the consumer’s home. The direct care worker is supervised by the RN Supervisor, Home Care Field Supervisor and/or Staff Coordinator at this agency and receives scheduling direction from the agency Staff Coordinator.
The duties of a DCW may include, but are not limited to the following: Planning and preparing meals according to specific dietary requirements of the consumer. Maintaining a safe, clean and healthy environment through light housekeeping. This includes changing bed linens, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry. Providing companionship and stimulation for the consumer including reading, walks, etc; and accompanying the consumer to MD appointments or other appointments. Grocery shopping or other errands when needed. Perform any personal care for the consumer including toileting, hair care, oral hygiene, bathing and grooming. Assist with ambulation when consumer uses mechanical aids such as a walker. Performing other housekeeping tasks as indicated in the care plan. Mandatory in-service education programs. 20 hours of in-service is required yearly. Mandatory six-topic annual training.
Cut the fingernails or toenails of any consumer. Perform any type of heavy housework such as cleaning stoves with oven cleaners, moving heavy furniture or appliances, shoveling heavy snow, climb ladders, etc.
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