Male Caregiver Needed!

Visiting Angels Chelsea; Chelsea (MA); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Visiting Angels Chelsea in Chelsea, MA is seeking a compassionate Home Health Aide to support elderly clients at home. You will monitor patient condition, assist with daily living activities, and teach families caregiver techniques.

Responsibilities include personal care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, transportation as needed, and maintaining a safe home environment per care plan. The role requires reliability, good communication, and a valid driver”s license; experience in geriatric

Qualifications

• Experience in geriatric care and in-home support.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance.

Responsabilités

• Enables patients to stay in their homes by monitoring and recording patient condition, providing support and personal services, and teaching families.
• Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.
• Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services, shopping for food and other household requirements, preparing and serving meals and snacks, and running errands.
• Assists patients by providing personal services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Helps patients care for themselves by teaching use of cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.
• Helps family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and re-position the patient.
• Advises on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
• Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal and notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures, maintaining security precautions, and following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
• Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, home care policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Connaissances

Geriatric care

Driver's license

Description du poste

Qualifications:

• Experience in geriatric care and in-home support.

• Possess a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Enables patients to stay in their homes by monitoring and recording patient condition, providing support and personal services, and teaching families.

• Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.

• Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services, shopping for food and other household requirements, preparing and serving meals and snacks, and running errands.

• Assists patients by providing personal services, such as, bathing, dressing, and grooming.

• Helps patients care for themselves by teaching use of cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.

• Helps family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and re-position the patient.

• Advises on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.

• Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal and notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.

• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures, maintaining security precautions, and following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.

• Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, home care policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.

• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.