GAFC - Direct Care Aide
Fortcom Health Services · Quincy, MA · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcare$25/hrFull-time
Qualifications
- Preferably hold a valid certification as a home health aide
- One or more years of experience working with elders and people with disabilities providing assistance with ADLs and IADLS
Responsibilities
- Provision of hands-on or cueing and supervision with ADLs and IADLS in accordance with the individual’s GAFC plan of care
- Provides personal care and related services in the home
- Issuing reminders to the member about prescribed medications
- Timely refilling of the member’s prescriptions
- Completing a direct care aide log for each visit
- Sending the completed direct care aide log at the end of each month to the nurse
- Making sure to monitor and report any nonurgent or nonemergency changes in the member’s medical condition or in the home situation to the staff nurse
ADLS and IADLS
- ADLs (Basic Self-Care): Personal hygiene/grooming, dressing, feeding, toileting, and moving around (ambulating/transferring).
- IADLs (Independent Living Skills): Managing finances, managing transportation, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, and managing medications.
Pay
This is a per diem position and will be paid $25 per visit.
Compensation: $25.00 per day