Marshall, Tx - Attendant / Caregiver

At Home Health; Marshall (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

At Home Health is seeking compassionate caregivers to support pediatric and community clients at home. You will assist with daily living activities, supervise clients to ensure safety, and maintain strict adherence to policies and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes timely reporting of changes in client condition and proactive safety monitoring. Candidates should demonstrate patience, strong communication, and the ability to work with a team to mentor peers while following detailed

Qualifications

• Pleasant, cheerful demeanor under stress.
• Cooperation and ability to mentor coworkers daily.
• Unlicensed caregiver aged 18+ with demonstrated competency.
• Competency checklist used at orientation.
• Ability to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions.
• Complete required training.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Shift involves significant movement: bending, stooping, standing, walking.
• Ability to recognize sounds and respond calmly.
• Patience, tact, initiative, judgment and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist client with activities of daily living including personal hygiene as assigned.
• Supervise client during activities to enable safe functioning.
• Maintain compliance with At Home Health policies and applicable laws.
• Immediately report significant changes to supervisor.
• Monitor client environment for safety hazards and address accordingly.

Skills

Compassionate demeanor

Team support & mentoring

Follow detailed instructions

Training compliance

Patience & tact

Manual handling

Safety awareness

Good communication

Job description

Join the At Home Healthcare team and become part of our caring family. For our exceptional caregivers and for our pediatric and community care patients, home care becomes deeply personal, unfolding within the comforting embrace of home. Explore the opportunities waiting for you – come home to At Home Healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assists client in the activities of daily living including personal hygiene requirements in accordance with specific assignments provided by supervisor.
• Supervises client during activities to enable client to function safely.
• Maintain compliance with all At Home Health policies, procedures and guidelines as stated now or as amended. Maintain compliance with all state and federal laws and regulatory requirements.
• Immediately reports to supervisor all significant changes in client’s environment, behaviors, and circumstances.
• Responsible for monitoring client environment and identifying any potential safety hazards; takes appropriate actions to eliminate hazard or report potential hazard to supervisor.

Qualifications

• Requires a pleasant and cheerful demeanor, shows an attitude of helpfulness while encountering stressful situations.
• Will be required to effectively and efficiently carry out the duties of this position cooperation, and the ability to encourage, mentor, and support fellow workers on a daily basis.
• Personal assistance services, as defined in TAC 40 Chapter 97 §97.2, may be performed by an unlicensed person who is at least 18 years of age and has demonstrated competency, when competency cannot be determined through education and experience, to perform the tasks assigned by the supervisor.
• As determined by competency checklist at attendant orientation.
• Requires ability to understand and carry out detailed oral and written instructions.
• Completes and/or meets required training requirements.
• Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Position requires bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing over 75% of shift.
  • Sitting requirements approximately 25% of the time.
  • Standing/stooping/bending/climbing requirements approximately 55% of the time.
  • Walking requirements approximately 20% of the time.
• Requires ability to recognize differences in sounds, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative.
• Requires ability to exercise patience, tact, initiative, judgment, and confidentiality (following established guidelines).
• Work under minimal supervision with awareness that error may have serious consequences.
• Requires ability to recognize changes in a client’s appearance, attitude, and condition.

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