One of the significant factors that contribute to the professionalism of a caregiver is their adherence to certain standard ethics. These ethics are essential to a caregivers ability to provide professional caregiving services that ensure the dignity, safety and well-being of the patients they provide care for.
As a professional caregiver, here are some important professional ethics to adopt.
- Punctuality: Clocking in to work at the times agreed with a client is a standard work ethic of professional caregivers. Not only does promptness indicate that you are a professional, it also communicates respect for your client(s).
- Efficiency and diligence: Being efficient and diligent in performing your care roles and tasks is a professional ethical standard that should be adopted by every caregiver. A professional caregiver does not decline in the quality of their care giving service, rather they maintain the same level of excellence from the time they start working with a client to whenever they stop working with them.
- Empathy and Compassion: Professional caregivers always approach their jobs with empathy and compassion. This means that they truly care for their patients and show that care in the way they communicate, relate and delicately handle their patients with dignity and respect.
- Maintaining Professional Boundaries: Professional caregivers stick to their professional roles, duties and obligations of providing care for their patients without invading any personal or privacy boundaries.
- Respect For Cultural Sensitivities: Professional caregivers are sensitive and considerate of the different backgrounds of their clients. They respect the cultural beliefs, practices, traditions and ceremonies of their patients and avoid making any derogatory comments or gestures towards them.
- Adherence to Ethical and Legal Standards: Professional caregivers adhere to all ethical and legal standards of practice. This includes being professionally trained and certified, having a legal work permit, not discontinuing service without reasonable notice, keeping healthy and fit, communicating respectfully to clients at all times and adhering to other mandatory legal and ethical guidelines.
- Personal Health Care: Professional caregivers ensure to take care of their health in order to provide optimum care to their clients. Professional caregivers also avoid going to work when they are ill to avoid spreading an infection or contaminating their clients with flu, virus or sickness.
CONTACT VITALIS HEALTHCARE
At Vitalis HealthCare, we prioritize and provide a warm, conducive and safe environment for our team of professional caregivers and certified nursing assistants
We are constantly looking for professional caregivers and certified nursing assistants who view providing aid as a passion and not just a job.
If you are interested in working with us, send in your application or contact us for further enquiry using the contact details outlined below.
Phone Number
240.716.6874
Email: info@vitalishealthcare.com
Location
We provide our services in every county in the State of Maryland, United States of America.
Office Address: 8757 Georgia Avenue Suite 440 Silver Spring, MD 20910