Caregiver 1 - Homecare

JOB PURPOSE
Under the direction and supervision of the Supervisor/Manager, the Caregiver 1
provides personal care services to On Lok participants receiving home care and/or
day center services. At On Lok, Caregivers provide the same services as a "Personal
Care Attendant" position referred to in the PACE regulation (42 CFR Part 460).
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides personal care/escort assistance according to the individual care plan (i.e.
grooming, dressing, peri-care, showers, bathing, toileting, housekeeping, meal
preparation/feeding, laundry) and reports observed changes in the participant’s
condition to the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates safe practices, by utilizing proper body mechanics, adhering to
universal precautions, and maintaining environmental safety.
• Interacts and provides services to participants, families and interdisciplinary
team, in a professional manner (i.e. encourage participation in conversation and
activities).
• Other related duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Work Experience
Experience Experience Details
Minimum of one year Working with the elderly or frail population
required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
KSAs
• Ability to work independently and as part of interdisciplinary team.
Work Experience
Experience Experience Details
• Flexible to work in multiple environments including home or center.
• Positive can-do attitude, conscientious, compassionate, thorough.
• Basic conversational English skills required; testing may be required.
• Bilingual may be required with ability to speak primary language to care for participant
population; language testing may be required.
• Able to translate/interpret basic information for supervisor/manager, participant and
other caregivers; testing may be required.
• Able to document care related items in Basic English (e.g. check off items on
flow/monitoring sheets, simple words, etc.) on designated forms or electronic health
record.