Caregiver/Companion

Nurse Next Door; Post Falls (ID); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Nurse Next Door in Post Falls, Idaho is seeking a Caregiver/Companion to provide companionship and assist with light personal care in clients’ homes, following the care plan to ensure safety, quality and continuity of care.

You will engage clients with reading, conversation, activities, help with meals and light housekeeping, accompany them on walks and errands, and report any changes to the Agency Manager or Care Designer.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Training in topics related to human development and interpersonal relationships.
• Clean driving record.
• Experience with hands-on caregiving and mobility support.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with mobility, hygiene, and daily living activities.
• Provide companionship through reading, conversation, and activities.
• Promote safety and maintain a clean, healthy home.
• Accompany clients on walks, errands, and doctor visits.
• Report changes to the Agency Manager/Care Designer.
• May assist with meals and light housework.

Skills

Hands-on caregiving

Communication

Safety awareness

Reading & writing reports

Light housekeeping

Meal preparation

Shopping assistance

Patience & empathy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Training in human development & interpersonal relationships

Clean driving record

Job description

Job Overview:

The Caregiver/Companion provides companionship to those individuals requiring socialization and/or minimum guidance to assure a protected environment and performs home management services within the client’s home. The Caregiver/Companion follows the service plan and promotes quality, continuity and safety of a client.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist clients with hands-on personal care needs, including mobility, hygiene, and daily living tasks.
• Provides companionship by reading, conversation, and listening.
• Participates in appropriate recreational activities and hobbies for social and sensory stimulation.
• Maintains a safe home environment for the client.
• Accompany clients on walks, community trips, doctor’s office, bank, etc.
• Inform Agency Manager/Care Designer of any changes in assignment.
• Provides emotional support and promotes a sense of well-being.
• May prepare meals.
• May perform light housework and laundering of clothing to maintain a clean, neat environment.
• Assists in the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment.
• Grocery shopping with or without a client.
• Uses equipment and supplies safely and properly.

Education And/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Training in topics related to human development and interpersonal relationships, nutrition, food handling, and principals of cleanliness and safety.
• Clean driving record

Skills and Abilities

• Experience with hands-on caregiving, including personal care and mobility support.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patient/client, family members, clinical management, and staff.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Communication skills, light housekeeping skills, cooking, cleaning, and shopping.
• Caring attitude, tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.

Physical Demands

• The work requires light physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis such as driving and light housekeeping.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, and occasionally required to sit.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Client home setting, exposure to infectious diseases, automobile, clients could have pets and could smoke.

Nurse Next Door is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.