Home Care Aide

Advanced Technologies Home Care; Pleasant (IN); On-site; USD 16,531 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental insurance

Flexible scheduling

Paid Time off and holiday pay

Job summary

A home care service provider in Indiana is looking for a dedicated Home Care Aide to help clients with daily living activities, ensuring their comfort and safety at home. Candidates should be at least 18 years old and have a minimum of one year of direct patient care experience. The position offers flexible scheduling, medical benefits, and a supportive management team that values your contributions.

Qualifications

• Home Care Aide must be 18 years of age.
• Minimum one year of experience in patient care is preferred.
• Must be physically capable of lifting and assisting patients.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and clean up meals.
• Assist with personal hygiene like bathing and oral care.
• Help with mobility tasks such as transferring from bed to wheelchair.
• Complete household tasks like dusting and cleaning.

Skills

Direct patient care

Physical ability to lift 75 lbs

Assisting with mobility

Job description

Overview

Job Purpose: The basic function of a Home Care Aide is to perform tasks that enable clients remain in their own homes and out of long-term care facilities for as long as possible. Help patients to complete activities of daily living that are difficult for them because of a physical or mental disability. Provide assistance with intermittent household task necessary to the maintenance of a safe and habitable home environment. The service is restricted to non-skilled tasks and the need for services is determined in relationships to the client’s functioning capacity. This role is suited for workers looking to be assigned clients or patients.

Benefits

• Feel valued and truly appreciated for all your contribution
• Flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle
• Medical, Vision, Dental insurance
• Bi-Weekly and Direct Deposit
• Top pay wage scale
• Paid Time off and holiday pay
• Paid Travel
• Home Health Aide education
• Short commute times – we try to match you to work opportunities near your home
• If you’re seeking a rewarding career in health care, At Home Care is the place for you! Our GREAT MANAGERS believe YOU matter and YOUR voice is heard

Job Responsibilities

• Planning, preparation and clean-up of meals
• Making beds and changing linens with the participants in or out of bed as required
• Brushing, combing, and shampooing hair
• Giving bed baths or assist with shower or tub bath
• Assist with oral care such as brushing teeth or denture care when participant is unable
• Giving assistance to and from the bed to a wheelchair, walker or chair when a participant is weight bearing
• Assisting the participants with ordinarily self-administered medications (open bottles, get water)
• Tidying and dusting the home
• Cleaning kitchen counters, cupboards, and appliances, including oven, surface burners and fridge
• Laundering clothes and linens
• Making beds and changing sheets
• Sweeping and/or vacuuming, and mopping floors
• Bagging trash inside the home and putting it out for pick-up
• Shopping for essential items (e.g., groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.)
• Advance Personal Care — Assist with ostomy care, catheter care, perform bowel programs, administer non-injectable meds, assist with insulin set-up and perform vital signs and weights

Skills/Education

Home Care aide must be 18 years of age. A minimum of one year experience of direct patient care with either a Skilled Nursing facility or an In-Home Care Agency is preferred. Home Care Aide must be physically able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. and be able to move a patient without any assistance. Home Care Aide must also be able to help assist the patient with walking through use of a cane, walker or gait belt throughout the facility or client’s home.