Home Care Health Worker

About the role

The Institute on Aging (IOA) is looking for a Home Care Health Worker who reports to the Home Care Supervisor. The worker provides personal care and assistance in people's homes so that older adults can live safely and comfortably in their own homes. The work is done under the supervision of professional staff.

Key responsibilities

• Homemaker services and personal care: colostomy care, bathing, peri-care, care of mouth, skin and hair, and helping with eating
• Helping participants get in and out of bed, toileting (including bedpan), ambulation, laundry, shopping and taking vital signs and collecting urine, sputum, etc.
• Accompany clients to and from medical appointments
• Provide behavioral and emotional support, such as reality orientation and reminders about nursing, medical care and diet restrictions
• Assist in centers or clinics, prepare meals including special diets, and help set up meals at the center or to take home
• Support special program needs such as recreation, rehabilitation and maintenance exercise programs, and internal program committees
• Keep patient care areas clean and safe, and report regularly on participants' status and progress
• Handle administrative duties such as reporting, statistical records, staff meetings and conferences, and take part in training and orientation
• Promote good public relations with participants, families, visitors and the community

Required profile

• At least one year of work experience with elderly or disabled adults
• Sincere interest and willingness to work with frail elders in a multilingual, multicultural environment
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team with initiative, resourcefulness and flexibility
• Knowledge of the community served
• Clear communication and speaking in English
• Agency-paid health exam and TB clearance completed before the first assignment, and background clearance before client assignment
• Authorization to work in the U.S. and a valid photo ID
• Electronic medical records experience highly preferred

Physical requirements

• Lift, transfer, push/pull, maneuver and reposition 35 lbs
• Reach, bend and walk
• Five-finger dexterity

Compensation

Pay range of $19.76 to $21 per hour, depending on experience and other factors.