Job Description – Home Healthcare Assistant
Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida caregiver, you'll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients' requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules.
These services generally fall under four categories:
* Companionship
* Home Help
* Personal Care
* Healthcare Assistant Duties
Companionship:
Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual. The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:
* Providing companionship and conversation
* Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking
* Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
* Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
Home Help:
Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation. The primary responsibilities of Home Help services include the following:
* Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens etc.)
* Washing and ironing laundry (Ironing not permitted by HSE)
* Running errands
* Accompanying clients to appointments
Personal Care:
Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living. The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:
* Assisting with bathing
* Assisting with dressing and grooming
* Assisting with hygiene, toileting and incontinence care
* Client Moving and Handling
Home Healthcare Assistant Duties:
Home Healthcare Assistant duties are specific to individual client needs; some duties may require additional training supplied by Dovida.
* Neurogenic Bowel Care
* Catheter Care
* Monitoring Pressure Areas and repositioning the Client
* Medication Administration
* Support to use therapeutic equipment e.g. Medtronic bike, splints and any assistive technologies
* Taking blood pressure
* Detail orientated notes on care provided
Additional Caregiver Responsibilities
These include the following:
* Reflect the core values of Dovida.
* Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client's quality of life
* Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee
* Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedure
* Report hours of work according to office policy
* Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications
These include the following:
* Full QQI Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare related area
* Excellent Communication Skills
* Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
* Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner
* Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information
* Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client
* Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic
* Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks
* Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights
Excellent time keeping and attendance
The Caregiver will work under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse and shall receive full training to implement the clients care plan.