Caregiver 1 - Home Care

JOB PURPOSE Under the direction and supervision of the Supervisor/Manager, the Caregiver 1 provides personal care services to On Lok participants receiving home care and/or day center services. At On Lok, Caregivers provide the same services as a "Personal Care Attendant" position referred to in the PACE regulation (42 CFR Part 460). ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Provides personal care/escort assistance according to the individual care plan (i.e. grooming, dressing, peri-care, showers, bathing, toileting, housekeeping, meal preparation/feeding, laundry) and reports observed changes in the participant’s condition to the interdisciplinary team. • Demonstrates safe practices, by utilizing proper body mechanics, adhering to universal precautions, and maintaining environmental safety. • Interacts and provides services to participants, families and interdisciplinary team, in a professional manner (i.e. encourage participation in conversation and activities). • Other related duties as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Work Experience Experience Experience Details Minimum of one year Working with the elderly or frail population required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities KSAs • Ability to work independently and as part of interdisciplinary team. • Flexible to work in multiple environments including home or center. • Positive can-do attitude, conscientious, compassionate, thorough. • Basic conversational English skills required; testing may be required. • Bilingual may be required with ability to speak primary language to care for participant population; language testing may be required. • Able to translate/interpret basic information for supervisor/manager, participant and other caregivers; testing may be required. • Able to document care related items in Basic English (e.g. check off items on flow/monitoring sheets, simple words, etc.) on designated forms or electronic health record.