Home Healthcare Assistant

Job Description – Home Healthcare Assistant

Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida caregiver, you’ll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients’ requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules.

These services generally fall under four categories:

• Companionship

• Home Help

• Personal Care

• Healthcare Assistant Duties

Companionship:

Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual. The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:

• Providing companionship and conversation

• Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking

• Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items

• Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders

Home Help:

Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation. The primary responsibilities of Home Help services include the following:

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens etc.)

• Washing and ironing laundry (Ironing not permitted by HSE)

• Running errands

• Accompanying clients to appointments

Personal Care:

Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living. The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:

• Assisting with bathing

• Assisting with dressing and grooming

• Assisting with hygiene, toileting and incontinence care

• Client Moving and Handling

Home Healthcare Assistant Duties:

Home Healthcare Assistant duties are specific to individual client needs; some duties may require additional training supplied by Dovida.

• Neurogenic Bowel Care

• Catheter Care

• Monitoring Pressure Areas and repositioning the Client

• Medication Administration

• Support to use therapeutic equipment e.g. Medtronic bike, splints and any assistive technologies

• Taking blood pressure

• Detail orientated notes on care provided

Additional Caregiver Responsibilities

These include the following:

• Reflect the core values of Dovida.

• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life

• Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee

• Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedure

• Report hours of work according to office policy

• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications

These include the following:

• Full QQI Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare related area

• Excellent Communication Skills

• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect

• Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner

• Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information

• Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client

• Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic

• Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks

• Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights

• Excellent time keeping and attendance

The Caregiver will work under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse and shall receive full training to implement the clients care plan.