Home Health Aide- Delaware County (Drivers Only)

Serentiy Care Resources; Delaware; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

401K

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Serentiy Care Resources is seeking a Home Health Aide in Delaware County. The caregiver will assist clients with non-medical activities of daily living (ADLs) that they may struggle to perform independently. Responsibilities include meal prep, medication reminders, companionship, and maintaining a safe environment.

The position requires a caring attitude, good communication skills, and the ability to handle physical demands, including lifting and assisting clients. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. and have a willingness to serve the elderly.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Good physical and mental health.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with ADLs, including meal preparation, medication reminders, and errands.
• Ensure clients' privacy, respect, and dignity.
• Report unsafe conditions that may harm residents.

Skills

Compassion

Effective communication

Basic understanding of elderly care

Job description

Home Health Aide- Delaware County (Drivers Only)

• Thecaregiver will assistin non-medical ADLsthat a SCR client cannot safely or comfortably do alone.
• Assistance withmeal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, laundry, shopping, pet care, and errands as needed. In addition the caregiver can providecompanionship and assistance to meetings & appointments.

Schedule

• Sunday - Saturday
• Morning, Afternoon andEvening
• Holidays
• Weekends available
• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• PTO

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Ensure clients privacy, respect and dignity
• Providescompanionshipbyreading,conversation,andlistening.
• Basiccompassion,understanding,empathyand desiretoserveelderly patientswithillnesses.
• Participate in and attend monthly in-service meetings, all training and dept meetings
• Assistspatient/clientincompletingnecessaryphonecalls,letterwriting,etc.
• Maintainsasafehomeenvironmentfortheclient.
• Reminds clientstotakeself-administeredmedications.
• Goodphysicalandmental health. Caring attitude,tact,patience,and goodpersonal hygiene.
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretdocumentssuchassafetyrules,operatingandmaintenanceinstructions,andproceduremanuals.
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithpatient/client,familymembers,clinicalmanagement,andstaff
• Mayplanlighthousekeepingtaskssuchaspreparationofamealorlaunderingclothes.
• Mayperformlighthouseworktomaintainaclean,neatenvironment.
• Maintain proper infection control procedures when handling clothing and all linens
• Detect, correct, and report unsafe conditions which may result in harm to a resident
• Receive oral reports and written assignments from Assisted or Reflections Coordinator or lead person at the beginning of each shift
• Provide maximum resident-care services to assure well-being of resident to greatest degree
• Assure physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being of residents
• Assist in daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment of clients, such as toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair and nails, assist with moving clients from area to area, responding to calls, other duties as assigned or need arises.
• This jobdescriptionisnotintendedto beall-inclusive.Theemployeewillbeexpectedtoperformotherreasonable related dutiesasassignedbymanagement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requires light physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis such as: driving, assisting patient in transfer activities, and lighthousekeeping.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is 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, or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Care Takers may be exposed to environmental hazards in the patient homes setting including, exposure to infectious diseases or while operating an automobile.