Job

Summary:

Cares for elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in patient's home by performing the following duties.

Essential

Functions:

• Changes bed linens, washes and irons client's laundry, and cleans client's quarters.
• Cleans kitchen and bath fixtures and appliances, dusts and sweeps floors.
• Purchases, prepares, and serves food for client, may require following special prescribed diets.
• Assists clients into and out of bed, wheelchair, to lavatory, and up and down stairs.
• Assists clients with dressing, bathing, toileting and grooming.
• Assists with mobility and transfer for partial weight bearing clients .
• Reads and writes essential correspondence for clients unable to do so for themselves.
• Entertains client, reads aloud, and plays cards or other games with client in cases involving respite care.
• Performs variety of miscellaneous duties as requested such as obtaining household supplies and running essential errands.
• Maintains records of services performed and of apparent condition of client.
• Attends regular in-services on relevant care topics .

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Administering bowel

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Assistance with non-injectable

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Passive range of

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