Attendant / Caregiver

At Home Healthcare; Atlanta (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

At Home Healthcare is looking for compassionate Attendants/Caregivers to provide essential services in clients' homes. This part-time role prioritizes personal care and safety, fostering an environment that feels like family. Ideal candidates demonstrate physical capability, a positive demeanor, and the ability to follow instructions, ensuring quality care for those in need.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and show competency in personal assistance services.
• Requires training completion and meeting competency requirements.
• Ability to exert physical effort for tasks, including lifting up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily living activities and personal hygiene.
• Supervise clients during activities ensuring safety.
• Report significant changes in client behaviors to a supervisor.

Skills

Helpful attitude

Ability to follow instructions

Physical fitness

Patience

Job description

Join to apply for the Attendant / Caregiver role at At Home Healthcare

Come work for a Home Health company that really does “feel like family”! Home care is personal for us, and we want caring, qualified applicants to join our growing family. Attendants provide services planned to maintain, strengthen, and safeguard the client in their own home environment. They provide care in accordance with the specified plan of care for each client. Gloves, masks, and sanitizer are provided. Paid weekly.

Join the At Home Healthcare team and become part of our caring family. For our exceptional caregivers and our pediatric and community care patients, home care becomes deeply personal, unfolding within the comforting embrace of home. Explore the opportunities waiting for you – come home to At Home Healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, according to specific assignments provided by a supervisor.
• Supervise clients during activities to enable safe functioning.
• Maintain compliance with all At Home Health policies, procedures, guidelines, and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Immediately report significant changes in the client's environment, behaviors, or circumstances to a supervisor.
• Monitor the client’s environment for safety hazards and take appropriate actions to eliminate or report hazards.

Qualifications

• Must have a pleasant and cheerful demeanor, with an attitude of helpfulness, especially in stressful situations.
• Ability to effectively carry out duties, cooperate, and support fellow workers daily.
• Personal assistance services as defined in TAC 40 Chapter 97, performed by unlicensed persons at least 18 years old who demonstrate competency.
• Ability to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions.
• Complete required training and meet competency requirements.
• Physical ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds continuously.
• Ability to perform physical activities such as bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing over 75% of the shift, with sitting approximately 25%, standing/stooping/bending/climbing about 55%, and walking about 20%.
• Recognize differences in sounds, such as voices or noises, that are loud and playful versus angry and aggressive.
• Exercise patience, tact, initiative, judgment, and maintain confidentiality.
• Work under minimal supervision, understanding that errors may have serious consequences.
• Recognize changes in a client’s appearance, attitude, and condition.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care