Home Care Aide Springfield MO - Aurora - At Home Care

Description

Home Care Aide

Sign-on bonus of up to $1,000

Tired of being overworked and underappreciated? We do things differently

We offer our At Home Care family:

• Top pay wage scale
• Flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle
• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance for full-time employees
• Tuition scholarships for you and your family
• Weekly pay and direct deposit
• Paid travel
• Home health aide education
• Short commute times we try to match you to work opportunities near your home.

Job Purpose: The basic function of a home care aide is to perform tasks such as activities of daily living and household tasks.

Job responsibilities:

• Planning, preparation, and cleanup of meals
• Giving bed baths or assisting with a shower or tub bath
• Assist with oral care, such as tooth brushing or denture care, when the participant is unable.
• Assisting with getting in and out of bed to a wheelchair, walker, or chair when a participant is weight-bearing.
• Assisting the participants with ordinarily self-administered medications (open bottles, get water)
• Light housekeeping
• Laundering clothes and linens;
• Making beds and changing sheets;
• Shopping for essential items (e.g., groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.);
• Advance personal care - assist with ostomy care, assist with catheter care, perform bowel programs, administer non-injectable meds, assist with insulin set-up, and perform vital signs and weights

Skills/Education:

• Must be 18 years of age
• A minimum of one year of experience in direct patient care with either a skilled nursing facility or an in-home care agency is preferred.
• Certified nurse assistant (CNA) license must be nonrestrictive
• Must also be able to assist the patient with walking through the use of a cane, walker, or gait belt throughout the facility or client's home.