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Description

Chamkun Health Centre Location The HHAS role is to provide personal care, home management and respite assistance to clients, based on assessed needs. The HHA encourages clients, to be as independent as possible. Personal care provided by the HHA will be assigned and supervised by the Home and Community Care (HCC) RN. Home management and respite assistance provided by the HHA will be assigned and supervised by HCC RN/ delegate.
Key Responsibilities:
    Providing personal care, home management and respite care.
    Performing in a confidential and accountable manner.
    Home management tasks: a) Assisting client to be as independent as possible, b) Light housekeeping c) Changing linen d) Laundry e) Menu planning f) Meal preparation/assistance                                      
g) Shopping assistance h) Assisting with clients personal business.
    Personal Care tasks: a) Assisting client to be independent b) Daily hygiene assistance c) Bathing & grooming d) Assistance with eating/feeding e) Assistance with transfers/mobility f) Assistance with toileting g) Dressing h) Range of motion exercises i) Basic wound dressings j) skin care k) Routine foot & nail (non-diabetic clients only) l) Assistance with medical regimes as certified m) Bedtime assistance.
    Respite Assistance tasks: a) Supervision of and assistance to clients who cannot be left alone b) Support, encouragement and guidance to family members caring for terminally ill clients living at home.
    Other duties include a) Reporting relevant changes in clients condition or caregiver status to supervisor. b) Making recommendations for improvement in clients care to supervisor c) Maintaining accurate records of care given and health status changes observed in clients, as per Agency requirements d) Attending training programs and in services to maintain/increase knowledge base. e) Maintenance mileage records, schedules and time sheets as required f) Maintaining monthly statistics/reports.