About the Role
The Homemaker is a vital member of Elmwood Healthcare’s Home Care (Non-Skilled) Division, providing essential non-clinical support services that enable clients to remain safely and comfortably in their own homes. This position focuses on maintaining a clean, organized, and functional home environment while promoting independence and overall well-being for clients who may be elderly, disabled, or recovering from illness or injury.
Working under the direction of a supervisor and in accordance with an individualized care plan, the Homemaker performs household tasks, meal preparation, and companionship services. The ideal candidate is dependable, respectful, and service-oriented, with a genuine commitment to supporting clients' dignity and quality of life.
Department | Clinical Operations |
Status / Type | Variable |
Schedule | Variable |
Environment | Field-Based (Patient Homes) |
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care and Support:
Assist clients with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, oral hygiene, and mobility assistance.
Provide support with ambulation, transfers (bed, chair, toilet), and use of assistive devices as needed.
Support safe meal preparation and feeding assistance in accordance with dietary restrictions or preferences.
Household Management
Perform routine light housekeeping tasks such as dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, laundry, and dishwashing.
Clean kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and other living spaces to maintain a sanitary and safe environment.
Organize household items and ensure walkways and common areas are free of hazards to reduce the risk of falls or accidents.
Meal Preparation and Nutritional Support
Plan and prepare simple, nutritious meals and snacks based on client preferences and dietary guidelines outlined in the care plan.
Assist with meal setup and clean-up as needed.
Encourage client hydration and appropriate food intake.
Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's)
Assist with local errands such as grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, or mailing items, if authorized and approved.
Support clients with making appointments or reminders for daily tasks, without providing direct personal care or medical services.
Companionship and Emotional Support
Provide friendly companionship and engage in light conversation or leisure activities to promote social interaction and reduce isolation.
Observe and report any significant changes in the client’s mood, environment, or behavior to the supervisor.
Health, Safety, Confidentiality and Compliance:
Adhere to infection control practices, safety protocols, and all relevant regulations to ensure a safe care environment.
Use medical equipment and supplies safely and appropriately.
Maintain strict confidentiality of all participant and organizational information.
Adhere to HIPAA and all regulatory guidelines related to healthcare documentation and privacy.
Complies and upholds the policies and procedures of Elmwood Healthcare and it's local, state and federal regulatory authorities.
Professional Conduct:
Demonstrate respect, professionalism, and cultural competence in all client interactions.
Attend required trainings, in-services, and agency meetings to maintain certification and enhance job knowledge.
Maintain valid certification and required health clearances as per state and agency requirements.
Ongoing Support and Professional Development
Participate in ongoing training and professional development activities.
Qualifications
Education:Â High-School Diploma and Certified Nursing Assistance Certificate required.
Licensure:Â Current, valid and unencumbered license to practice as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. No active, open or previously adjudicated disciplinary findings reported by the Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Registration in Nursing or any other professional licensing Board therein.
Experience:Â Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience in elder care, community health or home health / home care settings.
Skills:Â Ability to cultivate and maintain an engaging and stimulating environment in group settings; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Willingness to work through communication and health literacy barriers; Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Communication:Â English proficiency is required for all candidates; Spanish proficiency (written, oral or both) is preferred.
Certifications:Â CPR Certification with Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS) is required.
Other Requirements:
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Written work clearance from an authorized medical provider in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Ability to satisfy all pre-employment requirements as determined by those applicable policies of Elmwood Healthcare, including but not limited to: Vaccination and immunization records, freedom from communicable disease(s), successful completion of criminal background check.
Elmwood Healthcare - Home Care (Non-Skilled)
Elmwood Healthcare is looking for a committed, eager, passionate and experienced professional to join the team of highly-skilled individuals within our community-based health system.
Elmwood Healthcare's Home Health Division, Elmwood Home Care, is a multi-setting Medicare-Certified, dual-program Joint Commission accredited organization, providing both skilled medical home health care and non-skilled home care services to hundreds of communities by way of Agency branch locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Our commitment to quality and focus on enhanced, specialized care has been defining in the organic evolution of Elmwood Home Care, and our attention to high-demand and high-acuity care in the home-based setting has allowed us to deliver our reimagined home health care services to thousands of patients already. This focus, in areas such as home-infusion therapy, advanced wound care and wound management, home-safety and falls prevention, to name a few, have been met with enormous success and positive clinical outcomes for our patients and their families.
Such unique and hands-on approaches to clinical care and home-based community health management work to capture Elmwood Healthcare's system-wide emphasis on the key ideals that we embody, including: Innovation; Individual patient-centered approaches to a wide-range of specialty, chronic and acute care; Health equity and access to promote longevity, sustainability and the provision of high-quality care in community-based settings, allowing our community populations to safely and effectively age in place; And, at the forefront, the highest standards in the provision of high-quality community-based care.
Driven by a passion for community health, Elmwood Healthcare believes in the ways that community-based healthcare positively impacts our communities. Through the delivery of unmatched care, a culture of safety and respect, and endless opportunity for personal, professional and career development, we are committed to igniting change within the healthcare industry. Our focus and goal is to bring care back to the patient, and bring healthcare professionals back to doing what they love- caring for others.
Elmwood Healthcare, at large, supports and cares for communities by providing compassionate, innovative and personalized care. Through a comprehensive, community-based systems approach, we are committed to the delivery of the highest-quality of patient-centered care. Through this model, we maximize patient success and reduce hospital re-admissions to promote higher-rates of successful outcomes. For our patients, this is all possible when care is delivered in the comfort of their own home.
The dedication to each patient Elmwood Healthcare cares for goes well beyond the scope of intermittent services, with primary focus on communication, continuity and growth. Holding ourselves, our teams and our partners in the community accountable to the highest standards of care and operational integrity, Elmwood Healthcare champions the promotion of health-equity, access to viable and necessary community resources and enhanced equal opportunities for each patient and each member of our team alike.
Through these core ideals, Elmwood Healthcare places emphasis on personal and professional growth, skill acquisition through continuous hands-on training, and long-term career development within the organization to promote the development of our professionals, thereby supporting and enhancing integrated access to high quality care for our patients and their families.
Our standards are modeled to mirror those of federally-supported accrediting bodies and lead us to our commitment to ongoing and absolute compliance with local, state and federal regulations, allowing Elmwood Healthcare to further promote large scale positive impacts on our communities.
The execution of our philosophies and missions solidify Elmwood Healthcare as a pioneer community-based healthcare innovation. Pillared by models that emphasize patient-centered approaches, our goals focus on upholding quality, safety, access and equity in healthcare. Elmwood Healthcare emboldens an evolving and limitless vision of opportunity that seeks to continually empower our patients and families, our team-members and our partners in the communities that we serve.