Special Heart Home Care
Caregiver
Full Time • Atlanta
Benefits/Perks
- Flexible Scheduling
- Competitive Compensation
- Careers Advancement
Job Summary
We are seeking a Caregiver to join our team. In this role, you will make a difference in the lives of seniors and people with disabilities by enhancing their quality of life. Responsibilities include assisting with hygiene needs, light housekeeping and errands, dispensing medication, and other tasks that improve the client’s living environment and standards. The ideal candidate is patient, compassionate, and reliable.
Responsibilities
- Ambulation, transfer, and positioning of clients
- Assist with bathing, grooming, shaving, dental care, dressing, and eating
- Knowledge of basic first aid and CPR
- Meet client’s special needs as it relates to:
Home safety and sanitation
Infection control in the home
- Medically related activities including:
Implement current certified nurse aide services
Ensure service plans of care are discussed with the Agency supervisor on a regular basis
Qualifications & Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- GA-registered CNA, completion of NLN exam online, and assessment of competency for services to be performed (must be signed off by a qualified person), OR completion of a provided 40-hour training curriculum and assessment of competency
- One year full-time experience in personal care or in an institutional setting (such as a hospital or nursing home), OR one year full-time experience within the last five years in direct client care in a home care agency setting
- Evidence of a sympathetic attitude toward elderly care
- Demonstrated ability to read, write, and carry out directions
- Evidence of maturity and ability to deal effectively with job demands
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Attend 8 hours of personal care-oriented services per year
- Participate in professional meetings when directed
- Ability to work closely under supervision to ensure competence in providing client care
- Must have a criminal history check conducted prior to being offered a position with the agency
- Current TB skin test is required.
Physical Demands
- Sufficient visual and hearing ability to comprehend written and verbal communication
- Ability to:
- Perform tasks involving activity, including heavy lifting and extensive bending and standing
- Deal effectively with stress
- Work assigned hours per week
- Bend and stand an average of six (6) hours per day
- Lift up to 30+ pounds
- Drive up to 50+ miles per day
- Assess and communicate with ill clients, co-workers, and the general public
- Must be neat in appearance and practice good personal hygiene
Compensation: $20.00 per hour
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