HOMEMAKER COMPANION

Horizon Home Care & Hospice; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Competitive pay and mileage reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits package

Retirement savings plan

Career development and advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

Horizon Home Care & Hospice is looking for a Homemaker Companion in Milwaukee, WI, to provide essential services in patients' homes while ensuring their comfort and safety. Responsibilities include housekeeping, companionship, meal preparation, and handling errands.

The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills and a valid driver's license. Horizon offers flexible work schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits, including health and retirement plans, to support your career development.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Current/Valid WI Driver's License and a reliable, insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Perform homemaker services in patients' homes.
• Provide companionship while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Perform errands and transportation needs for patients.
• Prepare meals per patient safety standards.
• Complete required paperwork and Telephony.
• Communicate changes in schedule or patient availability.

Skills

Independent work

Communication skills

Valid driver's license

Job description

To some people, home is a place. To others, it’s a feeling. To us, it’s whatever our patients need it to be, wherever they are. Horizon is a home care and hospice provider built on a foundation of care that celebrates the human spirit and the desire.

Homemaker Companion

As a Homemaker Companion you will:

• Perform necessary Homemaker Companion services in patients’ homes by conducting housekeeping per the directive (bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, vacuuming/washing floors, dusting, etc.).
• Provide appropriate companionship and maintain professional boundaries with patients and family members.
• Perform errands and transportation needs for patients based on patients’ needs (clean vehicle; driving safety; being timely; appropriate money handling).
• Prepare meals per patient standards including safety precautions for food preparation to include food safety (expired food), kitchen safety and meeting dietary needs/requirements.
• Consistently complete office paperwork (mileage, PTO, availability forms) and Telephony according to Supervisor standards. Telephony must be completed at the start/end of every visit.
• Communicate timely with the team when a patient is not at home for a scheduled visit, when there is a change in the upcoming schedule, or when the need for an assigned length of visit changes, and adhere to the assigned schedule.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Current/Valid WI Driver’s License and a reliable, insured vehicle.

Schedule

Pool: 8 am – 4:30 pm. Hourly, Non‑Exempt.

Benefits

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible work schedules to meet your needs.
• Competitive pay and mileage reimbursement.
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan, including an employer match.
• Extensive orientation program to help you succeed in your new role.
• Career development and advancement, tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off, wellness program, and more.

Recruiter: Alicia Nelson
Email: [e-mail]

With Horizon, You’re Home.