About this Home Care Aide role at Pinnacle Senior Living
Job Title/Position: Home Care Aide
Reports To: Clinical Manager
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
A Home Care Aide performs tasks that enable the client to remain in the home by supplementing the client's abilities for home management.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assists or performs personal care tasks including ADLs and IADLs to enable client to re-
main safe in the home environment, maintain capacity to function, delay disease and pre-
vent regression.
2. Provides homemaking services for the ill, injured, impaired, disabled or aged.
3. Observes the client for changes in general physical and mental conditions. Reports any
changes noted to the clinical manager or supervisor.
4. Keeps the home clean and orderly.
5. Plans meals and purchases food and household supplies, as appropriate.
6. Prepares and serves nutritious meals according to the client’s and caregiver's needs and the
client's services delivery plan.
7. Washes dishes and cleans the kitchen after meals.
8. Assists the client and caregiver in the practice of safety, hygiene, and good nutrition
where possible.
9. Does client’s laundry.
10. Adheres to the documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and
professional conduct.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
1. Is at least eighteen years of age.
2. Has at least one year of experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide.
3. Has had work or life experience as a caregiver, homemaker or home care aide.
4. Successfully completes the home health aide competency evaluation.
5. Has the ability to read and follow written instructions and document services provided.
6. Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and impaired.
7. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and
organization requirements and is in good working order OR must maintain a safe and
efficient method of transportation aimed at arriving to work as scheduled.
JOB LIMITATIONS
The home care aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the Utah Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the home care aide will not administer medications, take physician's orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and
skill of a licensed nurse.
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.
