Avera Health·Pierre, South Dakota
Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living for elderly, convalescent, or disabled patients in home or facility settings. Perform housekeeping, meal preparation, and maintain accurate documentation of patient status.
Location: Avera at Home Pierre
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$18.00 - $23.50
Position Highlights: Working in the Miller/Highmore South Dakota Area
In-Person position
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
Provides personal care for elderly, convalescent or disabled persons in home or facility settings. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the population served by Avera.
What you will do
Provides assistance to patients with their activities of daily living.
Provides personal care for patients as directed and delegated by the nurse, according to the established plan of care.
Provides services such as housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping.
Assists patient with social activities as prescribed by the plan of care.
Maintains timely and accurate documentation.
Reports changes in patient status to supervisor.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served in the agency.
Uses equipment and supplies effectively and efficiently.
Adheres to environmental, safety and infection policies and procedures.
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Benefits: You Need & Then Some
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org [talent@avera.org].
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Market context
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