Personal Support Specialist Job Vacancy
SavePlus Home Care Services
Portland, ME 04102
Job Details
Pay
$17.00 – $18.00 per hour
Job Type
- Full-time
Number of openings for this position
- 10
Schedule
- 8-hour shift
- Other
Benefits
- Mileage Reimbursement
Job Description
Personal Support Specialist
Must be 18 years of age and a high school graduate (or equivalent). Must complete the approved PSS training program within 6 months of hire. Must have valid Maine Drivers License and liability insurance/registration if transporting clients.
Duties:
- Assist clients with personal care activities, including but not limited to: bathing, mouth/skin/and hair care
- Observe Universal Precautions
- Assist clients to the bathroom, commode, or with the bedpan
- Assist clients with transfers and ambulation. (Use of gait belt when appropriate)
- Assist clients with laundry activities including washing, drying, folding, putting clothes away, changing bed linen, mending and ironing clothing
- Assist clients with meals, including but not limited to cooking, setting up, feeding, storing meals, washing, and putting away dishes
- Remind clients to take medications
- Assist clients with shopping, including but not limited to: grocery shopping and personal shopping
- Assist clients with transportation to medical appointments, hairdresser, shopping, etc.
- Document each visit and include client’s signature, your signature, title (PSS), and date
- Turn in completed and accurate time sheets as directed
- Attend mandated training meetings as determined by management
- Take turns to keep the main office clean and tidy, including, but not limited to, wiping down the kitchen and bathroom areas, vacuuming, and dusting
- Provide companionship to clients when required
Physical/Emotional Effort Required:
- Regular standing, walking, squatting, kneeling, crouching, reaching
- Regular pushing/pulling of wheelchairs across tiled/carpeted surfaces
- Regular lifting or turning clients which usually weigh between 100-300kg with assistive devices (gait belt/mechanical lift). Able to lift 50kg
- Reading and writing, such as pertinent clinical care information in English Comprehensions, such as understanding verbal or written assignments, safety-related information in English, and medical terminology
- Visual and hearing skills, such as observing, listening, and responding to clients and care situations
- Coping skills, such as flexibility in dealing with constant change, difficult client behaviors, emergency situations, and client death