Resident Technician (Lancaster)
1 day ago
Lancaster
Job Description Job Description Position: Resident Technician Pay Range: $21.00 PER HR Reporting To: Site Manager Work Type: Onsite POSITION SUMMARY: The Resident Tech is responsible for providing personal care and related services to clients residing at Public Subsidized Housing Facilities. QUALIFICATIONS: • Current CPR and Basic First Aid., • Current and satisfactory report on pre-employment physical examination including TB Screening Test or chest X-ray as required by Agency policies and procedures. Must be free from signs of infection and illness., • Must demonstrate competency in performing personal care services prior to providing patient care., • Able to walk, bend, stoop, and lift objects appropriate for job performance. Must be able to perform all job responsibilities., • Must be able to communicate effectively, read, write legibly, spell correctly, perform basic mathematics, understand and carry out service plans and physician orders., • Knowledgeable of basic computer skills. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: The following is a representation of the major duties and responsibilities of this position. The agency will make reasonable accommodations to allow otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities to perform essential functions. • Assists with activities of daily living, such as bathing, hair care, skin care, oral care etc., • Assists clients with transfers, such as in-and-out of bed. Assists with ambulation., • Assists with the preparation of meals, including therapeutic diets and assists clients with eating., • Assists clients with toileting, going to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals., • Assists clients with medications that are self-administered by the client., • Performs other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient. These may include such services as taking vital signs., • Monitors client activities, food intake, functional status, psychosocial status. Reports changes in the client's condition and needs to the ALW Facility Manager., • Records and completes daily caregiver notes regarding services performed., • Performs simple household procedures essential to maintenance of proper health care at home, such as disposal of infectious secretions, cleaning of soiled linen, proper disposal of food, light housekeeping., • Attends all mandatory in-service training and educational offerings. Completes all required in-services per year., • Regularly attends and participates in scheduled case conferences and staff meetings., • Complies with HIPAA regulations, always maintains and conserves confidentiality of client and agency information., • Utilizes client equipment and supplies safely, efficiently and effectively., • Maintains comfortable work environment for all employees., • Maintains proper timekeeping., • Maintains all credentials up to date., • Reports Fraud and Abuse., • Knowledge of mandated reporting., • Conducts timely recording and/or documentation of client contact., • Attend Department meetings (in person, by phone or on the web)., • Attends all State mandated in service trainings., • Conforms to all agency policies and procedures., • Performs other duties as assigned PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel and use of hands and fingers to operate computer, telephone, and keyboard on a frequent basis., • Moderate amount of walking up to 50% of the time., • Close vision requirements due to computer work on a frequent basis, • Light to moderate lifting may be required up to 50lbs on a frequent basis. Up to 100lbs 15% of the time., • Pushing and pulling up to 50lbs on a frequent basis. Over 50lbs 20% of the time.