Full time Caregiver in Elmhurst

Assisting Hands - Lombard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A caregiving service provider is looking for a Full-time Caregiver in Elmhurst to provide personal care services to clients. The ideal candidate should have a High School Diploma and experience in home or long-term care settings. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe environment, assisting with daily living activities, and reporting on client conditions. Flexible hours available.

Qualifications

• One year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.
• Ability to assist clients with daily living activities.
• Knowledge of infection control policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and safe environment in client's residence.
• Provide personal care activities according to the Plan of Care.
• Report changes in the client’s condition.

Skills

Personal care services

Client condition reporting

Cleaning and maintenance

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Overview

Future Opening: Full time Caregiver in Elmhurst

Description: This position provides personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services in compliance with the Plan of Care.

Education: High School Diploma/GED required

Qualifications: One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.

Reports to: Staffing Coordinator

Hours: Dependent on assignment; shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.
• The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
• Providing nutritional support as needed.
• Reporting changes in the client’s condition.
• Assisting with devices for daily living such as a wheelchair, walker, or hoyer lift; assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises; teaching household routine and skills to well members of the family; measuring intake and output of fluids; measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure; keeping records of personal health care activities; observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency supervisor; reminders for self-administration of medication; keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.
• Abides by the agency’s infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines.
• Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency’s Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.