Direct Care Aide

Job Title: Direct Care Aide
Reports to: MADC Clinical Coordinator
FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with patient and, in social settings, with high integrity, politeness, respect and excellent communication.
• Responsible for documenting in accordance with the company documentation system set forth.
• Assist participants at meal time including cutting foods and feeding participants as needed
• Assists participants as needed with personal care, including dressing, grooming, personal hygiene, use of special aids, accident prevention and activities of daily living
• Continually monitors and supervises participants
• Assists and encourages activity involvement and provide individualized activities as needed.
• Communicates with supervisor regarding patient needs and recommendations for care plan change.
• Performs the duties that are outlined in each Care Plan.
• Reacts to act in emergency situations as trained.
• Works as a caregiver in the TLC Caregiving Program providing coverage in the caregiving program as needed.
• Other job duties as assigned

Supervisor Responsibilities: None

Education and Work Experience:

• Minimum of 10th grade education; High school graduate or High School graduate or GED, preferred
• Minimum one (1) year full-time or part-time paid or volunteer experience working with adults in a health care or social service setting, required
• Must be able to read and write

Certification and Licenses: None

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands:
The MADC Direct Care Aide sits, stands, bends, pushes and pulls, lifts, and drives intermittently throughout the day and while setting up and tearing down fund raising events. The MADC Direct Care Aide must have sufficient strength to perform these duties.

Confidentiality: The MADC Direct Care Aide must carry out responsibilities in an ethical, professional and confidential manner.

Disclaimer:
This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive. Employees will be required to perform other job duties as assigned.

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and possession of a valid driver's license.