Personal Care Worker General Pool

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Description: Position Summary: Personal Care

Worker provides personal care services to consumer(s) of Independence

First. Personal Care Worker is directly supervised by the Registered

Nurse Care Coordinator. Essential Functions Of The Job Assisting consumer with getting in and out of bed. Assisting consumer with

toileting/incontinent care Assisting consumer with bathing or showering

Assistance with eating. Assistance with grooming to include mouth,

denture, hair, shaving and nail care. Assistance with dressing and

undressing. Care of eyeglasses and hearing aids. Assistance with

mobility and ambulation including use of gait belt, walker or cane.

Simple transfers including bed to chair or wheel chair and reverse. Skin

care excluding wound care. Meal preparation and serving. Light cleaning

in areas used during personal care activities. Changing of consumer's

bed, washing bed linens and consumer's personal clothing. Additional

Responsibilities Completion in a thorough, accurate and timely manner of

all time sheets and documentation of consumer's condition as necessary.

Keep consumer's information confidential. The above listed essential

Functions And Qualifications Are Not All-inclusive As Changes And/or other responsibilities may be assigned as necessary. Experience and

Skills: The ideal Pool PCW will have total care experience and will be

comfortable assisting consumers with diverse needs. All PCWs must have

adequate training in the provision of personal care services and in each

skill that the PCW is assigned. Documentation of training or

demonstrated skill is required. Previous experience may be accepted in

lieu of formal training. \* Hands-on experience with a variety of

durable medical equipment, including but not limited to: Hoyer lifts,

Gait belts, Transfer boards, etc. \* Previous experience with total care

consumers \* Excellent communication skills and ability to relate well

with others \* Set availability, weekend/evening availability preferred

\* Good problem solving skills \* A working phone, with voicemail that

you check and respond to regularly \* Be able to pass a Caregiver

Background check and have no criminal convictions that are significantly

related to the job \* Have ability to travel to areas of Milwaukee,

Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Washington Counties \* Dependable and Reliable

IndependenceFirst is a EOE/M/W/Vets/Disability Employer. Persons with

disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. \\\\\* APPLICATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/0562521F86FD4FEE