In-Home Caregiver & Personal Assistant

Home in the Heart Healthcare Agency; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Homemaker / Home Health Aide / Personal Care Assistant at Home in the Heart Healthcare Agency provides non-medical, in-home support to clients needing help with daily living activities. You help clients stay safe, comfortable, independent, and well cared for in their homes while upholding dignity, respect, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities include assisting with bathing, grooming, mobility, meal prep, light housekeeping, companionship, and transportation as needed, following each

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 communicate effectively with clients, families, and agency staff.
• Must follow written care plans and agency policies.
• Must 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.

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 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 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.

Skills

Compassionate care

Effective communication

Dependable

Professional demeanor

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Homemaker / Home Health Aide / Personal Care Assistant at Home in the Heart Healthcare Agency provides non-medical, in-home support to clients needing help with daily living activities. You help clients stay safe, comfortable, independent, and well cared for in their homes while upholding dignity, respect, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities include assisting with bathing, grooming, mobility, meal prep, light housekeeping, companionship, and transportation as needed, following each