Personal Care Worker General Pool - Independence First

Position Summary: Personal Care Worker provides personal care services to consumer(s) of Independence First. Personal Care Worker is directly supervised by the Registered Nurse Care Coordinator.

Essential Functions of the Job

1. Assisting consumer with getting in and out of bed.
2. Assisting consumer with toileting/incontinent care
3. Assisting consumer with bathing or showering
4. Assistance with eating.
5. Assistance with grooming to include mouth, denture, hair, shaving and nail care.
6. Assistance with dressing and undressing.
7. Care of eyeglasses and hearing aids.
8. Assistance with mobility and ambulation including use of gait belt, walker or cane.
9. Simple transfers including bed to chair or wheel chair and reverse.
10. Skin care excluding wound care.
11. Meal preparation and serving.
12. Light cleaning in areas used during personal care activities.
13. Changing of consumer’s bed, washing bed linens and consumer’s personal clothing.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Completion in a thorough, accurate and timely manner of all time sheets and documentation of consumer’s condition as necessary.
2. Keep consumer’s information confidential.

The above listed essential functions and qualifications are not all-inclusive as changes and/or other responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.

The ideal Pool PCW will have total care experience and will be comfortable assisting consumers with diverse needs. All PCWs must have adequate training in the provision of personal care services and in each skill that the PCW is assigned. Documentation of training or demonstrated skill is required. Previous experience may be accepted in lieu of formal training.

· Hands-on experience with a variety of durable medical equipment, including but not limited to: Hoyer lifts, Gait belts, Transfer boards, etc.

· Previous experience with total care consumers

· Excellent communication skills and ability to relate well with others

· Set availability, weekend/evening availability preferred

· Good problem solving skills

· A working phone, with voicemail that you check and respond to regularly

· Be able to pass a Caregiver Background check and have no criminal convictions that are significantly related to the job

· Have ability to travel to areas of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Washington Counties

· Dependable and Reliable