Caregiver HHA or CNA

Assisting Hands of Fort Lauderdale; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate individuals to provide custodial and personal care services to clients. This role involves maintaining a clean and healthy environment, assisting clients with personal hygiene and daily activities, and ensuring compliance with care plans. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and experience in a home or long-term care setting. Join a dedicated team that values the well-being of its clients and offers flexible scheduling to meet your needs. This position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while enjoying a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in home or long-term care is preferred.
• High school diploma or GED is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and safe environment in the client's residence.
• Assist clients with personal hygiene, ambulation, and medication administration.
• Report changes in the client’s condition to the supervisor.

Skills

Personal Care

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Benefits:

1. Training & development
2. Competitive salary
3. Flexible schedule

Description: This position provides custodial and personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of the Staffing Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care.

Education: High School Diploma/GED required

Qualifications: One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.

Reports to: Staffing Coordinator

Primary Duties:

1. Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within the client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.
2. The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
3. Providing nutritional support as needed.
4. Reporting changes in the client’s condition.
5. Other activities that are determined necessary and trained on for a specific client:
1. Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair, walker, or hoyer lift;
2. Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;
3. Teaching household routine and skills to well members of the family;
4. Measuring intake and output of fluids;
5. Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure;
6. Keeping records of personal health care activities;
7. Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency supervisor.

Assisting the client with self-administration of medication:

1. Taking the medication in its previously dispensed, properly labeled container, from where it is stored and bringing it to the client.
2. In the presence of the client, reading the label, opening the container, removing a prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the container.
3. Placing an oral dosage in the client's hand or placing the dosage in another container and helping the client by lifting the container to his or her mouth.
4. Returning the medication container to proper storage.
5. Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.
6. Preparing necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the client in the self-administration of medication;
7. Opening and closing the medication container or tearing the foil of prepackaged medications;
8. Assisting the client in the self-administration process, including steadying the arm, hand, or other parts of the client's body to allow the self-administration of medication;

Abides by the agency’s infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines. Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency’s Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.

Hours: Dependent on assignment; Shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly