Education and work experience:
- Be eighteen (18) years of age
- Demonstrate ability to read, write, and follow a written Plan of Care and document tasks performed
- Be self-directed and work with minimal supervision
- Demonstrate dependability, tact, patience, and the ability to follow instructions
- Demonstrate good interpersonal communication skills
- Have experience in cooking, cleaning, laundry, and shopping
Job Summary:
The Homemaker works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or designee and performs tasks that contribute to the client’s comfort and safety in the home.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Functions within the limitations of the individual assignment
- Attends to the client’s requests promptly
- Provides companionship, socialization, and housekeeping services
- Assists with meal planning, purchase of food, and food preparation
- Assists clients to live in clean, safe environment:
– Cleans bathrooms and kitchen, including stove and refrigerator
– Personal errands, per client and Optimae Home Health Services request
– Laundry
– Vacuuming and dusting
– Scrubbing floors
– Changing bed linens - Knows and follows infection control policies including proper hand washing techniques
- Maintains appropriate communication with the Nursing Clinician (written and verbal) and with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Documents care given and pertinent observations accurately as directed by the Care Plan/Nursing Clinician
- Treats clients and families with respect. Maintains confidentiality
- Accepts and fulfills assignments. Exercises judgment in accepting assignments
- Attends required in-service programs per Optimae Home Health Services policy
- Maintains compliance with annual performance reviews
Job functions
Efforts have been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the Homemaker will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, or related to the needs of people we serve, or as assigned by supervisory level staff.
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