Job Details

PLEASE ONLY APPLY ONLINE: we will contact you as soon as possible during regular business hours.
we will contact you as soon as possible during regular business hours.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Flexible Hours based on your availability
• Over Time at $20.25 /hour
• Sick Time
• Hands on training in a classroom environment and on-the-job training
• Provided training includes but is not limited to HIPAA compliance, Infection Control, Assisting Alzheimer's Disease Clients, Proper Transfer and Ambulatory Assistance Technique.

Essential Job Duties:

Spends at least 80% of working time providing personal non-medical services that are directly related to the independent living of the client, including, without limitation:

• Assists the client with activities of daily living by providing any of the Company's approved personal care activities listed on the client's Care Plan including, but not limited to: bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, oral hygiene, ambulation, hair care, shampooing, nail care, light massage, range of motion exercises, foot care, fall risk watch, and/or escape risk watch.
• Stimulates client with companionship, craft projects, watching television, reading, walking, exercising, attending doctor's appointments, engaging in conversation, creating memory books, watching movies and going on outings and vacations.
• Observes and immediately reports any changes in the client's mental, physical, or emotional condition or home situation to the Company.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication and a professional relationship with clients, family members, and co-workers (remembering that services are to be provided for clients only).
• Assists in meeting nutritional needs by providing meal planning, meal preparation, grocery shopping, dishes, and kitchen clean-up for the client only.
• Encourages and monitors liquid and food consumption.
• Maintains and follows all Company instructions, policies and procedures necessary to be in compliance with all state and federal labor laws associated with employment.
• Reminds client to take self-administered medications.
• Performs duties as assigned on the Personal Care Service Plan established through the Comfort Keepers care team.
• Provides a safe and hygienic environment for clients
• Assists the client with ambulation/transfers as specified in the Personal Care Service Plan.
• Completes all required documentation of services provided and submits to the Company in a timely manner according to Company policy.
• Participates in in-service and continuing education programs, staff meetings, and client conferences as requested by the Company.
• Uses equipment and supplies safely and properly.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding client information compliant to HIPAA, client agreement and employment agreement.
• Regular, punctual attendance.
• Other reasonable related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 18 years or older
• 1+ years of experience (will train the right applicant)
• Reliable and dependable (rarely will call out)
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check
• Must be able to speak English clearly
• Compassionate towards helping others
• Positive and professional demeanor at all times
• Compassionate towards helping others

Preferred Qualifications:

• Motor vehicle and auto insurance
• Driver license preferred

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $13.50 to $15.00 /hour

COVID-19 considerations:
To keep our employees and clients safe we provide all Personal Protective Equipment, such as masks, gloves, gowns, and protective eye-ware.

Becoming a Caregiver
Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes.

As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you?

Member businesses are independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the member business, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that business. All inquiries about employment at these businesses should be made directly to the business location, and not to Home Care Association of America.