Homemaker/Companion
Join our team as a compassionate Home Health Aide in Minneapolis-St. Paul! As a caregiver, you will provide essential support to our clients, including emotional support, socialization, and assistance with daily tasks such as meal preparation and light housekeeping. You will work under the supervision of our Care Coordinator and be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe environment for our clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide companionship and socialization to clients
- Assist with meal planning and preparation
- Maintain a clean and safe living environment for clients
- Provide basic personal care and hygiene assistance
- Document care given and observations as directed by the care plan
- Communicate effectively with the Care Coordinator and interdisciplinary team
Key Accountabilities:
- Maintain strict confidentiality and follow individual assignment guidelines
- Respond promptly to client requests
- Provide companionship, socialization, and housekeeping services
- Assist with meal planning and preparation, including food purchase
- Ensure client’s living environment is clean and safe, including tasks such as cleaning bathrooms and kitchen, running errands, laundry, vacuuming, dusting, and changing bed linens
- Follow infection control policies, including proper hand washing
- Communicate effectively with the Care Coordinator and interdisciplinary team
- Document care given and observations accurately as directed by the care plan
- Treat clients and families with respect and maintain confidentiality
- Accept and fulfill assignments with the agency and use judgement in accepting assignments
- Attend required in-service programs as per agency policy.
Qualifications:
- Minimum age of 18
- Ability to read, write and follow written care plans
- Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
- Dependable, tactful, patient and able to follow instructions
- Good interpersonal communication skills
- Experience in cooking, cleaning, laundry and shopping
