Homemaker / Home Health Aide / Personal Care Assistant

Home in the Heart Healthcare Agency; Madison (WI); In loco; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Home in the Heart Healthcare Agency is seeking a Homemaker / Home Health Aide / Personal Care Assistant to provide non-medical, in-home support. The role focuses on keeping clients safe, comfortable, independent, and well cared for in their homes while respecting dignity and confidentiality.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, mobility, meal prep, light housekeeping, companionship, errands, and reporting changes to supervisors.

Competenze

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous caregiving experience preferred (home health aide, CNA, or personal care).
• Must be compassionate, dependable, patient, and professional.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with clients, families, and agency staff.
• Must be able to follow written care plans and agency policies.
• Must successfully complete required background screenings and employment requirements.
• Reliable transportation is required when traveling to client homes.
• Valid driver's license and automobile insurance may be required for assignments involving transportation.
• CPR/First Aid certification preferred or required based on agency policy.

Mansioni

• Assist clients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and personal hygiene.
• Assist with toileting and incontinence care when needed.
• Help clients with transferring, walking, positioning, and mobility.
• Assist with eating and meal preparation.
• Prepare light meals according to the client's preferences and care plan.
• Provide medication reminders only as permitted by agency policy.
• Perform light housekeeping (laundry, dishes, bed linens, sweeping, mopping, clean living areas).
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Assist with errands, grocery shopping, and appointments when authorized.
• Observe client condition and report changes to supervisor.
• Follow the client's individualized care plan.
• Document services accurately and timely.
• Clock in/out using EVV/timekeeping system.
• Maintain client confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
• Follow infection-control, safety, emergency, and fall-prevention procedures.
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients and families.
• Notify agency promptly of missed visits or concerns.
• Perform other non-medical personal care and homemaker duties within scope.

Conoscenze

Compassionate

Dependable

Patient

Professional

Effective communication

Follow care plans

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

CPR/First Aid certification

Descrizione del lavoro

The Homemaker / Home Health Aide / Personal Care Assistant provides non-medical, in-home support to clients who need assistance with daily living activities. The caregiver helps clients remain safe, comfortable, independent, and well cared for in their homes while maintaining dignity, respect, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with bathing, grooming, dressing, and personal hygiene.
• Assist with toileting and incontinence care when needed.
• Help clients with transferring, walking, positioning, and mobility.
• Assist with eating and meal preparation.
• Prepare light meals according to the client's preferences and care plan.
• Provide medication reminders only as permitted by agency policy.
• Perform light housekeeping, including:

• Laundry
• Washing dishes
• Changing bed linens
• Sweeping and light mopping
• Cleaning the client's immediate living areas
• Taking out household trash

• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Assist with errands, grocery shopping, and appointments when authorized.
• Observe the client's condition and immediately report changes or concerns to the supervisor.
• Follow the client's individualized care plan.
• Document services provided accurately and timely.
• Clock in and out using the agency's approved EVV/timekeeping system.
• Maintain client confidentiality and comply with HIPAA requirements.
• Follow infection-control, safety, emergency, and fall-prevention procedures.
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients and family members.
• Notify the agency promptly of missed visits, schedule changes, emergencies, or concerns.
• Perform other non-medical personal care and homemaker duties as assigned within the caregiver's scope of practice.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous caregiving, homemaker, home health aide, CNA, or personal care experience preferred.
• Must be compassionate, dependable, patient, and professional.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with clients, families, and agency staff.
• Must be able to follow written care plans and agency policies.
• Must successfully complete required background screenings and employment requirements.
• Reliable transportation is required when traveling to client homes.
• Valid driver's license and automobile insurance may be required for assignments involving transportation.
• CPR/First Aid certification preferred or required based on agency policy.

Physical Requirements

The employee must be able to perform the physical duties necessary to safely assist clients, which may include standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and assisting with transfers or mobility. The employee must be able to safely perform all assigned duties according to the client's care plan and agency policies.

Scope of Services

This is a non-medical personal care position. The caregiver does not provide skilled nursing services, administer medications, perform wound care, give injections, or perform other clinical services that require a licensed healthcare professional unless separately licensed and specifically authorized to do so.

Expectations

All caregivers are expected to provide services with compassion, dignity, respect, professionalism, and reliability while representing the agency appropriately in every client's home.