Care Giver-CNA

ResCare Employer Solutions; White Pine (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in Tennessee is seeking caregivers to support individuals with various needs. The role involves assisting with personal hygiene, fostering positive relationships, and documenting care provided. Candidates must be dependable and physically capable of moving patients and changing bed linens. Experience with patient ambulation and Hoyer lifts are preferred but not required. A thorough understanding of safety and medication administration is crucial in this job. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact in clients' lives.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal hygiene and grooming.
• Foster positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates.
• Ensure client safety and maintain a safe environment.
• Support clients with self-administration of medications.
• Support self-help activities.
• Report changes in client’s condition.
• Document services provided.
• Perform home management functions such as cleaning and laundry.
• Plan meals and accompany clients to appointments.
• Transport clients or run errands.

Skills

Dependability

Physical capability for lifting

Experience with ambulating patients

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.