Thomastown - 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require any adjustments, please let us know and we will work with you to support your application.