Care Giver-CNA

ResCare Employer Solutions; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading human services provider in Johnson City is seeking caregivers to assist clients with personal care tasks, including hygiene, feeding, and ambulation. The ideal candidate is physically capable, dependable, and preferably has experience with Hoyer lifts. Responsibilities include ensuring client safety, fostering positive relationships, and accompanying clients to appointments. This role is essential in promoting independence and enhancing daily living outcomes for clients.

Qualifications

• Physically capable of moving and changing bed linens for patients.
• Experience with Hoyer lift preferred.
• Dependable, as call outs will not be tolerated.
• Must be dependable - call outs will not be tolerated.

Responsibilities

• Assist with hygiene, grooming, feeding, and ambulation.
• Foster positive relationships for clients.
• Ensure client safety and maintain a safe environment.
• Assist with self-administration of medications.
• Perform light housekeeping and meal preparation.
• Accompany clients to appointments.
• Transport clients or run errands.
• Accompanying client to scheduled appointments and transporting to errands.

Skills

Ability to safely move and change bed linens

Experience with Hoyer lift

Experience with ambulating patients

Dependability

Job description

Our Vision is to be the best diversified health and human services provider in serving populations of various needs in our communities, creating optimal environments that foster independence, safety, and outcomes, through best-in-class services, an innovative and technology led approach, and highly engaged people.

Job Description

ResCare is a one-of-a-kind human services company offering services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, home care for seniors, as well as education, vocational training, and job placement for people of all ages and skill levels.

We are currently seeking caregivers who have the below experience and skill sets:

• Physically capable of safely moving/changing bed linens of patients unable to move themselves
• Experience with Hoyer lift is preferred, but not required
• Experience with ambulating patients
• Must be dependable - call outs will not be tolerated

As a caregiver you will perform personal care tasks including:

• Assistance with personal hygiene and grooming, feeding and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks
• Fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates
• Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment
• Reminding/assisting client with self-administration of medications (with proper training)
• Encouraging self-help activities
• Reporting changes in client\'s condition or family situation to the office
• Documenting services provided
• Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning
• Planning meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food/meals, feeding and clean-up
• Accompanying client to scheduled appointments
• Transporting clients or running errands for clients

Qualifications

• Physically capable of safely moving/changing bed linens of patients unable to move themselves
• Experience with Hoyer lift is preferred, but not required
• Experience with ambulating patients
• Must be dependable - call outs will not be tolerated

Additional Information

ResCare HomeCare is an equal opportunity Employer. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.