Personal Care Worker or CNA All Shifts Available
- Employer
- Interim HealthCare
- Location
- Wausau
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Industry
- Healthcare
- Role
- Personal Care / Paraprofessional
- Job Type
- Long-Term
- Hours
- Full Time
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General Purpose:
Why not work where you are recoognized as a person, not just as a number. We provide benefits after 30 days, working only 30 hours per week. Come join our Team!
#InterimWau
Functions:
- Reads and records client temperature, pulse, and respiration.
- Promotes and maintains a clean, safe, healthy, and therapeutic client environment.
- Assists, performs and trains client and family in activities of daily living such bathing, grooming, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, dressing/undressing, toileting and elimination, eating and adequate nutritional intake.
- Assists client with mobility, ambulation, transfers and/or range of motion exercises or exercise programs.
- Immediately reports evidence of any adverse reaction or side-effects of medications to the delegating registered nurse.
- Utilizes infection prevention and control measures, such as universal precautions; handwashing; safe handling of equipment, soiled items, and sharp devices; and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Follows the assignment sheet/service plan and performs only tasks that are evaluated/delegated.
- Recognizes, reports, and records/documents change in client condition and safety to supervisor.
- Documents observations, activities and service provided in an accurate, complete and timely manner.
- Honors patient rights.
- Experience Required:
- Age of majority in the state.
- Six (6) months of accumulated experience in a similar job classification, similar life experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Able to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the workforce, both clinical and non-clinical.
- Able to effectively communicate, including the ability to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to clients, client's caregivers and family, and agency staff.
- Able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks or functions.
- Two (2) positive references.
Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
- Work is normally performed in client's home or facility
- Able to constantly stand, bend, stoop, twist, stretch, squat, kneel, walk, climb stairs and reach freely.
- Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and assist with standing and walking.
- Medium physical activity that may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
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