Care Giver-CNA

ResCare Employer Solutions; Tennessee; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

ResCare Employer Solutions is seeking caregivers in Tennessee to assist clients with daily living activities. Responsibilities include helping with personal care, fostering relationships, and ensuring client safety.

Candidates should be physically capable of moving patients and have a dependable work ethic. Experience with Hoyer lifts and ambulating patients is preferred but not required.

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of individuals we serve.

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.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with personal hygiene and grooming, feeding and ambulation.
• Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment.
• Reminding/assisting client with self-administration of medications.
• Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping.
• Transporting clients or running errands for clients.

Skills

Moving patients safely

Experience with Hoyer lift

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

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

Additional Information

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