IMMEDIATE HIRING! Caregiver for Spring Branch area

Senior Solutions (Senior Solutions At Home, Inc.); San Antonio (TX); Vor Ort; USD 19.286 - 20.664; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Senior Solutions At Home, Inc. in Spring Branch area seeks a compassionate caregiver to provide personal care and support, monitor vital signs, assist with daily living activities, and help the patient stay comfortable at home.

The role emphasizes hygiene, mobility assistance, medication reminders, infection control, and adherence to the Plan of Care, with documentation per agency policy; in‑service training is required.

Qualifikationen

• Caregiver responsibilities include obtaining vital signs, recording them, and notifying the office of deviations.

Aufgaben

• Obtain vital signs, record them, and notify the office of deviations.
• Assist with personal hygiene (bathing, grooming, dressing, hair care, skin care) and related tasks.
• Support nail care and oral hygiene to facilitate treatment and prevent deterioration.
• Change bed linens and make the bed.
• Assist with eating and ensuring adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, and mobility needs.
• Provide incidental household services essential to patient health care.
• Provide medication reminders.
• Follow infection control principles and report concerns to supervisor.
• Follow the Plan of Care and document accordingly.
• Observe and report changes in patient condition or family situations.
• Follow visit schedules and communicate schedule changes to patients and office.
• Contact patients and office if unable to visit as scheduled, providing full report.
• Communicate effectively with patient/family and Agency staff.
• Attend required in-services and meetings (12 hours per year).
• Adhere to Agency policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.

Jobbeschreibung

Location

Spring Branch Area, 78070

Pay

$15 for CNAs and $14 for Non-licensed

Job Description

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated caregiver to provide personal care and support. The caregiver will assist with daily living activities, ensuring the comfort and well-being of the individual in their care.

Responsibilities

• The caregiver shall obtain vital signs, record them, and notify the office of deviations according to standard practice.
• Personal hygiene (Example: bathing, grooming, dressing, hair care, shaving, deodorant application, skin care with lotions and/or powder, foot care, and ear care. Q-tips are not to be used;
• Nail care and oral hygiene, are needed to facilitate treatment or prevent deterioration. (Nail cutting or filing will NOT be done);
• Changing bed linens and making the bed;
• Eating and maintaining adequate nutrition and fluid intake when appropriate;
• Ambulation and transfers (For Example: assisting patients to the toilet/commode or with bedpans and with elimination needs, assisting patients in and out of bed, assisting with ambulation, and assisting with other transfers and positional needs as appropriate);
• Incidental household services are essential to patient health care. (For example, light housekeeping, straightening room, and laundry);
• Medication reminders;
• Will understand and apply basic infection control principles and procedures. Will contact the supervisor with any concerns related to infection control.
• Will follow the Plan of Care (Instruction Sheet) as instructed by the Agency's health care professional.
• Will document appropriately according to the Plan of Care and submit all documentation per agency policy.
• Will observe physical and gross behavioral changes in the patient's condition or family situation and report to the office.
• Will follow the visit schedule and indicate changes in the schedule as appropriate.
• Will promptly contact patients and the office whenever unable to visit a patient as scheduled and will give a full report concerning patient care, visit times, etc.
• Will communicate appropriately with patient/family and Agency personnel.
• Will attend required in-services and meetings as identified by the Agency. (Must have 12 hours of in‑service per year.)
• Will adhere to the Agency's Policies and Procedures.
• Will perform other duties as assigned.
• Will participate in Performance Improvement activities as indicated.