Caregiver

ResCare Employer Solutions; Erin (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading human services provider in Erin, Tennessee is looking for dedicated caregivers to assist clients with personal care, ensuring safety, fostering positive relationships, and supporting daily activities. Responsibilities include grooming, ambulation, medical monitoring, and light housekeeping. Candidates must be dependable and physically capable of assisting clients who cannot move independently. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of those served.

Qualifications

• Must be able to assist clients with personal hygiene and grooming.
• Experience with medical monitoring and health care related tasks.
• Ability to foster relationships between clients and housemates.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care tasks including grooming, feeding, and ambulation.
• Ensure client safety and maintain a safe environment.
• Document services provided and report changes to the office.

Skills

Physically capable of moving/changing 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

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.