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Description : This position provides custodial and personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands ( Palm Beach county) for services under the direction of the Staffing Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care.
Education : High School Diploma / GED required / HHA / CNA
Qualifications : One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.
Reports to : Staffing Coordinator
Primary Duties :
Assisting the client with the self-administration of medication, limited to the following tasks :
Taking the medication in its previously dispensed, properly labeled container, from where it is stored and bringing it to the client.
In the presence of the client, reading the label, opening the container, removing a prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the container.
Placing an oral dosage in the client's hand or placing the dosage in another container and helping the client by lifting the container to his or her mouth.
Returning the medication container to proper storage.
Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.
The caregiver may also provide the following assistance with self-administered medication, as needed by the client :
Hours : Dependent on assignment; Shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.
FLSA Status : Non-exempt, hourly
Last updated : 2024-05-01
Full Time
$27k-35k (estimate)
05/02/2024
07/31/2024
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