CNA - Special Attendant

At Home Health; Texarkana (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

At Home Health is seeking Special Attendants to provide personal care in home settings. Responsible for assisting with hygiene, ambulation, meals, dressing, grooming, and safe transfers, among other daily tasks.

Applicants should have at least six months of direct client care, be listed as a nurse aide in good standing, and be able to read and follow directions. This PRN role offers mileage and cell phone reimbursements with travel within 60 miles.

Qualifications

• Six months of direct client care experience required.
• Nurse Aide Registry in Texas in good standing (listed with no findings).
• Does not require CNA license.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal hygiene, ambulation, eating, meals, dressing, grooming, shaving and transfers.
• Bathing, oral hygiene, denture care, care of hearing aid/eyeglasses, bed making, incontinent care, skin care, toileting and elimination, catheter care, safe transfers, and positioning.

Skills

Empathy

Reading and writing

Direct client care

Nurse aide registry standing

Job description

• Personal care activities that include assisting with personal hygiene, ambulation, eating, preparation of meals, dressing, grooming, shaving and physical transfers.
• Patient care skills such as; bathing (shower, tub and/or bed), shampoo, dressing and undressing the patient, oral hygiene, including denture care, care of hearing aide, eye glasses, prosthetic devices and personal equipment and belongings, bed making (occupied and unoccupied), care of the incontinent patient, routine skin/nail care, prevention of decubitus ulcers, perineal care/toileting and elimination, care of the patient with a urinary catheter, safe transfer techniques and ambulation, normal range of motion and positioning, adequate nutrition and fluid intake

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Qualifications

Special Attendants must be emotionally stable and mentally mature with interest and sympathy

Special Attendants must have the ability to read, write and carry out direction

A minimum of six months experience in direct client care. Six continuous months of experience in delivering personal care tasks in family care, primary home care, personal assistance services, client managed attendant services or:

Be listed as a nurse aide on the Texas Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry with no reported findings and in good standing.

DOES NOT REQUIRECNA LICENSE

PRN Position- you pick your schedule.

BOTH INCLUDE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT + CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT

Travel Required

Yes . Travel within 60 Miles

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