Certified Nursing Assistant (Homemaker)
Job Description
Homemakers provide service to individuals in their own homes and communities, who need assistance caring for themselves because of old age, sickness, disability, and/or other inflictions. Home care may include housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, companionship, and respite.
Homemakers are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.
Reporting Relationship
Reports to Supervisor.
Responsibilities / Activities
- • Teach/perform meal planning and preparation, routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
- • Perform/assist with essential shopping/errands, which may include handling the client's money, in accordance with the care plan and under the observation of the Supervisor.
- • Assist with following a written, special diet plan and reinforcement of diet maintenance, which is provided under the direction of a Physician and as identified in the care plan.
- • Escort to medical facilities, errands, shopping and outings as specified in the care plan.
- • Provide companionship, friendship and emotional support.
- • Assist clients with communication by writing or typing correspondence for them or researching information for them.
- • Participate on the Care Team by providing input and making suggestions.
- • Ensure service is delivered in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and practices.
- • Monitor supplies and resources.
- • Evaluate the program and make recommendations to it, as indicated.
- • Follow the written care plan.
- • Carry out duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
- • Observe the client's functioning and report to Supervisor.
- • Complete and maintain records of daily activities, observations, and direct hours of service.
- • Attend orientation, in-service training sessions and staff meetings.
- • Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
- • Make decisions and solve problems.
- • Communicate with Supervisor and co-workers.
- • Observe, receive and obtain information from relevant sources.
Required Knowledge
- Knowledge of home management skills.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal services, including needs determinants, meeting quality standards and evaluation of client satisfaction.
- Knowledge of the English language.
- Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries including emergency first aid and CPR.
- Knowledge of clerical procedures such as maintaining records and completing forms.
Required Skills / Abilities
- • Ability to be aware of other people's reactions and understand why they react as they do.
- • Ability to establish and maintain relationships.
- • Ability to teach others.
- • Ability to apply reason and logic to identify strengths and weaknesses of possible solutions.
- • Ability to identify problems and determine effective solutions.
- • Ability to understand written and oral instructions.
- • Ability to communicate information orally so others understand.
- • Ability to communicate in writing so others understand.
- • Ability to listen and understand the spoken word.
- • Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
- • Ability to determine or recognize when something is likely to go wrong.
- • Ability to suggest a number of ideas on a subject.
- • Ability to perform activities that use the whole body.
- • Ability to handle and move objects and people.
- • Ability to provide advice and consultation to others.
- • Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
- • Ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with clients/families/co-workers.
Physical and Mental Demands
- • Good physical and mental health.
- • Physical ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear and see.
- • Mental fortitude and stability to handle stress.
- • Physical and mental ability to drive a vehicle.
Qualifications / Education
- • Current driver's license.
- • Proper Vehicle Insurance Coverage.
- • May require related experience.
Position Details
Position: Homemaker / CNA
Job Type: Full-time/Part-time
Reports To: Supervisor
Requirements: Valid driver's license and vehicle insurance
Work Setting: Client homes and communities
Benefits: Competitive compensation package
Key Services
- Housekeeping
- Meal Preparation
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Shopping/Errands
- Respite Care