TLC Caregiver

3 days ago

Huntington, WV, United States Tri-State Life Care Full time

TLC CAREGIVER

Job Title: TLC Caregiver

Position Scope: The Tri-State LifeCare Caregiving (TLC) program is a non-hospice program of Hospice of Huntington. The Tri-State LifeCare Caregiving program is a service line program of Tri-State LifeCare. Tri-State LifeCare Caregivers (TLC Caregiver) performs in-home services that are all non-medical services to individuals who require assistance with daily living activities. The following is a list of services that TLC Caregivers may routinely perform; however, it is not exclusive of other reasonable requests.

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for communicating all schedule changes, concerns, and any other care related issues directly to their supervisor.
  • Responsible for documenting in accordance with the company documentation system set forth.
  • Caregiver is expected to interact with patient and in social settings with high integrity, politeness, respect and excellent communication.
  • Caregiver is expected to be prepared to act in emergency situations as trained.
  • Caregiver is expected to communicate with supervisor regarding patient needs and recommendations for care plan change.
  • Caregiver is expected to perform the duties that are outlined in each Care Plan.Companionship
  • Play board games
    • Read
    • Watch TV
    • Do crossword puzzles
    • Arts and Crafts projects
  • Light housekeeping
    • Dust, Vacuum, Clean kitchen & bathroom,
    • Organize closets, Change the linen, Laundry, Light ironing, Sweeping floors.
  • Meal planning and preparation
  • Bathing/Showering assistance
  • Personal hygiene
    • Assisting with grooming needs such as hair care (excluding cutting/trimming), shaving with an electric razor, cleaning teeth and routine nail care such as cleaning and polishing (excludes trimming or filing).
  • Errands & shopping
    • Grocery and clothes shopping
    • Pick up prescriptions
    • Take client to the bank, Theater and movie events
    • Dine out for lunch or dinner
    • Drive to family gatherings
    • Handle dry-cleaning
    • Buy stamps, mail packages
    • Attend church services
  • Medication Reminders
  • Pet Care
  • Supervise home maintenance such as housecleaning
  • Other job duties as assigned


Education and Work Experience:

  • Minimum 10th grade education, required. High School graduate, preferred.
  • Minimum one (1) year experience, preferred
  • Valid driver's license and automobile insurance, and reliable transportation with clean and smoke-free interior.

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands:
The TLC Caregiver walks, sits, stands, bends, pushes and pulls, stoops, drives and lifts intermittently throughout the day. The TLC Caregiver must have sufficient strength to perform these duties.