Attendant/Adult Care Partner - Gladewater, TX

Job Summary

A compassionate and reliable Attendant/Adult Care Partner provides essential support and personalized care to clients. The primary goal is to enhance the client's quality of life, maintain a safe and clean environment, and provide respectful assistance while promoting their dignity and independence. Care is provided in accordance with the Individualized Service Plan (ISP).

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduate/GED preferred
• Experience: Six months of working as a Personal Attendant preferred but not required
• Skills: Must be competent to provide personal assistance services as demonstrated by experience or testing. Must possess strong interpersonal skills, a compassionate attitude, patience, empathy, and integrity.
• Transportation: Reliable transportation and if driving, valid and current driver's license and auto liability insurance.
• Environmental/Working Conditions: Works in a home environment under various conditions and temperatures; clients might have pets; must be able to lift, transfer, and support clients who may be overweight or disabled; must be able to move about in the home, stand for prolonged periods of time. Some exposure to unpleasant weather; exposure to stressful situations related to interpersonal contact with clients and their family, as well as for meeting deadlines so must remain calm and courteous; may be exposed to infections, blood, and/or bodily fluids so will use Standard Precautions.

Essential Functions

• Assist client in the activities of daily living including, but not limited to: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and oral hygiene.
• Supervises clients during activities to enable client to function safely.
• Maintain compliance with all At Home Health policies, procedures and guidelines as stated now or as amended. Maintain compliance with all state and federal laws and regulatory requirements.
• Immediately reports to Supervisor all significant changes in client's environment, behaviors, and circumstances.
• Keep constant communication with your supervisor with updates regarding schedule changes immediately as they take place.
• Always communicate with clients and their family respectfully and in a professional manner.
• Responsible for monitoring client environment and identifying any potential safety hazards; takes appropriate actions to eliminate hazard or report potential hazard to supervisor.
• As applicable, accurately logs time and participates in the use of EVV system which is used to monitor time worked; otherwise accurately and timely completes paper timesheets and completes other documentation as required by HHS or At Home.