Attendant/Adult Care Partner - Laneville, TX

Responsibilities

• Aiding with activities of daily living
• Assisting with shopping, errands & transportation
• Pick up prescriptions & assist with telehealth visits
• Light Housekeeping
• Meal Preparation
• Providing companionship
• Escort
• Personal Care (bathing, toileting, grooming, feeding, etc)
• Follow a plan of care
• Communicate professional with families and your team

Qualifications

• High school graduate/GED preferred
• Six months of working as a Personal Attendant preferred but not required
• Must be competent to provide personal assistance services as demonstrated by experience or testing.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills, a compassionate attitude, patience, empathy, and integrity.
• Reliable transportation and if driving, valid and current driver’s license and auto liability insurance.

Skills

• Must be competent to provide personal assistance services as demonstrated by experience or testing.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills, a compassionate attitude, patience, empathy, and integrity.

Environmental/Working Conditions

• Works in a home environment under various conditions and temperatures
• Clients might have pets
• Must be able to lift, transfer, and support clients who may be overweight or disabled
• Must be able to move about in the home, stand for prolonged periods of time
• May be exposed to infections, blood, and/or bodily fluids so will use Standard Precautions

Physical, Mental, Miscellaneous Demands

• Prolonged sitting required, with the ability to operate office equipment which may include heavy lifting, bending, and standing.
• Requires the ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and courteous manner at all times. If required to make patient visits, prolonged standing and walking required, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and move patients.
• Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and Agency needs.
• Must have and maintain valid Driver’s License, and proof of current valid auto liability insurance.
• Requires ability to grasp, pull, push, carry or otherwise manipulate objects; ability to perform tasks requiring action of muscles or groups of muscles and foot and/or hand-eye coordination.
• Requires ability to communicate clearly and make self-understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to communicate using phone.
• Requires ability to hear and receive verbal instructions correctly, answer phones, communicate professionally with people in situations with some background noise.
• Requires ability to concentrate on fine detail with frequent interruption; ability to focus attention on tasks for 10-20 minutes at a time on a continuous basis, 20-60 minutes on occasion.
• Requires ability to understand and relate to specific ideas one at a time and to the concepts behind specific ideas; ability to remember verbal and written tasks/assignments from a few hours to several day periods.
• Position requires sitting approximately 60% of time standing/stooping/bending/ climbing approximately 20% of time; and walking approximately 20% of time.
• Excellent computer software skills necessary to produce accurate documents and materials required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, Excel or similar software required. Proficient knowledge preferred.
• Requires ability to work effectively under minimal supervision; exercise excellent, sound professional judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work well both independently and with others in a shared environment while maintaining a courteous and positive attitude in all situations.