Cork North, City & County - Qualified Health Care Assistant
Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida caregiver, youll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules.
These services generally fall under four categories:
- Healthcare Assistant Duties
Companionship:
Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual. The primaryresponsibilities of Companionship services include the following:
- Providing companionship and conversation
- Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking
- Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
- Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
Home Help:
Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation. The primaryresponsibilities of Home Help services include the following:
- Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens etc.)
- Washing and ironing laundry (Ironing not permitted by HSE)
- Accompanying clients to appointments
Personal Care:
Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living. Theprimary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:
- Assisting with dressing and grooming
- Assisting with hygiene, toileting and incontinence care
- Client Moving and Handling
Home Healthcare Assistant Duties:
Home Healthcare Assistant duties are specific to individual client needs; some duties may require additional training supplied by Dovida.
- Monitoring Pressure Areas and repositioning the Client
- Medication Administration
- Detail orientated notes on care provided
Additional CaregiverResponsibilities
These include the following:
- Reflect the core values of Dovida.
- Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a clients quality of life
- Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee
- Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedure
- Report hours of work according to office policy
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications
These include the following:
- Full QQI Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare related area
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
- Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner
- Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information
- Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client
- Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks
- Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights
- Excellent time keeping and attendance
The Caregiver will work under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse and shall receive full training to implement the clients care plan.
Compensation details: 14.45-16.61 Hourly Wage
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