Part-time Weekend Personal Caregiver

LHC Group; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Rejoignez notre équipe en tant que Personal Caregiver au Senior Community Care of Michigan, où vous fournirez une assistance aux personnes âgées pour leurs activités de la vie quotidienne. Ce poste épanouissant vous permettra de travailler dans un environnement positif avec des avantages attrayants, y compris des bourses de carrière et une formation continue.

Benefits

Bourses de carrière

Programmes de formation de qualité

Qualifications

• Minimum d'un an d'expérience avec la population âgée.
• Licence de conduire valide et assurance.
• Connaissances de base des activités de la vie quotidienne.

Responsibilities

• Assister les participants dans les activités de la vie quotidienne.
• Surveiller et signaler l'état de santé des participants.
• Fournir des soins dans le Centre de jour SCCM.

Skills

Assistance aux activités de la vie quotidienne

Gestion du stress

Communication efficace

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Come join our awesome team as a Personal Caregiver at the Senior Community Care of Michigan. We are offering great benefits and positive work environments!

Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Personal Caregiver Job Highlights:

• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;

About the job:

The Personal Caregiver is responsible for providing and assisting participants with activities of daily living and restorative/supportive care necessary to ensure the physical and health safety of the home environment. Assists in monitoring and reporting the health status and providing a safe environment for the PACE participants of Senior Community Care of Michigan (SCCM). As assigned, works shifts in the SCCM Day Center and provides care and services to participants and assists with the provision of a safe and effective day program

Pay: $16.00-$18.80

Shift: Weekends PART-TIME

Required Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum of one year’s experience in working with the frail or elderly population.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and have means of transportation.
• Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.
• Ability to work effectively with culturally, economically, and educationally, diverse populations.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Basic knowledge of how to support frail or elderly in Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

Essentials:

• Assist participants with non-skilled activities of daily living (ADL’s) in the home and in the Day Center including but not limited to bathing, dressing, grooming, hair care, mouth care, eating, hand and foot nail care and toileting as assigned or needed.
• Assists participants with non-skilled restorative and supportive care in the home and in the Day Center including ambulating, positioning, transferring, skin care, personal care, etc. as assigned or needed.
• Assists participants with Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL’s) including, but not limited to, grocery shopping, cleaning, changing bed linens, laundry, meal preparation and other routine household care as assigned.
• Completes appropriate documentation of services provided following Senior Community Care policy.
• Implements Personal Care Services plan of care; contacts supervisor with any clarifications.
• Reports changes in participant’s condition and needs to the Personal Care Supervisor (or designee).
• Acts within the scope of his or her authority to practice.

About Senior Community Care of Michigan:

Senior Community Care of Michigan - PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Our team members include clinical professionals, housekeepers, maintenance associates, and culinary employees among others. Unlike some clinical environments, PACE centers offer employees flexible work schedules, with most positions only requiring occasional weekends. Team members have an opportunity to get to know their patients and build meaningful relationships.

Our Senior Community Care of Lansing, MI, values our staff and residents at the highest level. In the capital city of Michigan, staff call a vibrant, diverse, and bustling city their home. Our PACE program allows for more standard working hours than is usual with elder care careers, and we foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package, as well as creating moments of appreciation in the workplace throughout the year. Come join us at SCCMI, and see why VOANS has been voted by employees as a Great Place To Work the past 4 years running.

In our 2022 Great Place to Work survey, employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”.

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