Companion Caregiver

Avanta Care Home Health; Atlanta (GA); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits available

Flexible scheduling

Training and support for caregivers

Competitive compensation

Résumé du poste

Avanta Care Home Health is seeking caregivers to learn and grow in the senior care industry. Our Companion Caregivers are reliable, dependable and honest, but also compassionate and caring, dedicated to providing companionship and support in clients' homes.

Responsibilities include conversation, personal care, light housekeeping, meal planning, medication reminders, transportation, and helping family members learn safe care techniques.

Qualifications

• Ability to treat clients with dignity and respect.
• Ability to interpret the client’s provided plan of care.
• Valid driver’s license and transportation.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations.
• Tolerance to small pets (i.e. dogs and/or cats).
• Must be able to be reached via phone or email for shift schedules, client updates and emergencies.
• Able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
• Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Providing companionship and conversation.
• Assisting with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, and feeding.
• Performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry and linen changing.
• Ling out clothes and assisting with dressing.
• Planning and preparing meals.
• Providing medication reminders.
• Providing transportation to and from appointments.
• Helping family members learn safe care techniques.

Connaissances

Companionship

Communication

Dignity & Respect

Flexibility

Care Planning

Medication Reminders

Transportation

Description du poste

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We are looking for caregivers that are interested in learning and growing their skills within the senior care industry. Our Companion Caregivers are not only reliable, dependable and honest, but also compassionate and caring.

Responsibilities

• Providing companionship and conversation
• Assisting with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, and feeding
• Performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry and linen changing
• Laying out clothes and assisting with dressing
• Planning and preparing meals
• Providing medication reminders
• Providing transportation to and from appointments
• Helping family members learn safe care techniques

Qualifications

• Ability to treat clients with dignity and respect
• Ability to interpret the client’s provided plan of care
• Valid driver’s license and transportation
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations
• Tolerance to small pets (i.e. dogs and/or cats)
• Must be able to be reached via phone or email for shift schedules, client updates and/or emergencies
• Able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs
• Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care, a plus!

WHY JOIN THE INDUSTRY?

• Health benefits available
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible scheduling
• Training and support for our caregivers

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Becoming a Caregiver

Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes.

As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you?