- Salary
- $13+
- Location
- Venus, TX
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
- Starting salary of $13.02/hour
- Semi-Monthly Pay Schedule
- Flexible Schedule/Shifts
- Health & Wellness Benefit Options*
- Advancement Opportunities
Location: Venus, TX
Job Purpose:
Provide personal care services and support in the comfort of the client's home. This is
non-medical Direct Care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide personal care services of a non-medical nature, according to an approved plan of care
- Supports clients by aiding with the Activities of Daily Living or ADLs (bathing/dressing/toileting/hygiene/meal prep/assistance with meals/mobility monitoring/medication reminders
- Helps family members or primary caregivers care for the client by teaching appropriate ways to transfer, turn, and re-position if necessary
- Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy client environment by following agency standards and procedures
- Updates job knowledge by participating in industry educational opportunities
- Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, agency policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements
- Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
Skills/Qualifications:
- Be skilled at caring for others
- Need good interpersonal skills, must be service oriented, possess good bedside manner
- Must have patience and compassion for elderly and/or disabled citizens
- Must provide 2 Professional References
- 6 months or more of prior direct caregiving experience preferred/some training provided
- Experience working with individuals with dementia/Alzheimer's disease
- Skilled in verbal and written communication
- Must be dependable and have reliable transportation
- Must meet background eligibility requirements
- SERIOUS APPLICANTS ONLY
This description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. The agency reserves the right to change or amend the duties as the needs of the business change