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Aveanna Healthcare

Direct Care Worker (Dcw)

Aveanna Healthcare, State College, Pennsylvania, United States

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Direct Care Worker (DCW)

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Aveanna Healthcare .

Starting rate: $11 an hour.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Satisfactory performance on a competency evaluation and annual reevaluation

Reliable transportation to and from assignments

Completion of all health screenings

Successful references and background screenings obtained prior to hire

Responsibilities

Help client maintain good personal hygiene including bathing, grooming, and dressing

Assist in maintaining a healthy, safe environment

Assist the client with meals

Assist the client with transfers and ambulation with or without an assistive device

Provide medication reminders

Encourage independence as per nursing care plan

Maintain client/family confidentiality at all times

Report any changes in client’s mental or physical condition or in the client’s home situation to the company

Perform routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the client

Functional Abilities

Must be able to stoop and bend

Must be able to travel to prospective clients’ residences

Must be able to safely lift, turn and transfer clients weighing up to 40 pounds

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Part-time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

CCPA Notice: As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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