Caregiver- All Shifts All Days Available $250 Hiring Bonus

JOB SUMMARY:
An individual who has completed personal care training and is competent to perform assigned functions of personal care to the client in their residence.
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have completed personal care training program and competency.
• Have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick and elderly.
• Ability to carry out directions, read and write.
• Maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide companionship to client.
• Prepare and serve meals, snacks, and assist in feeding when necessary.
• Provide grooming and dressing guidance.
• Provide light housekeeping.
• Provide laundry and linen service to include: washing, ironing and folding clothes.
• Provide shopping service to client to include grocery and clothes shopping.
• Provide transportation for client which includes visits to doctor appointments, friends, family members, or stores.
• Provide assistance and planning of client's recreational activities and events.
• May remind client of medications or assist client with self-administration of medications.
• Assist clients with personal hygiene, including: shower, tub or bed baths, oral care, hair and skin care.
• Assist clients in the use of toilet facilities, including bed pans.
• Assist clients in and out of bed, excluding the use of mechanical lifting equipment unless trained and documented as competent.
• Assist clients with walking, including the use of walkers and wheelchairs, when applicable.
• Assist with prescribed exercises when the client and the aide have been instructed by the appropriate health professional.
• Record and report changes in the client's physical condition, behavior or appearance to supervisor or Care Coordinator.
• Document services delivered in accordance with FirstLight Home Care policies and procedures.
• Observe and maintain the home environment that ensures the safety and security of the consumer.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Works both indoors in the agency office and in the field with clients and referral sources.
JOB RELATIONSHIPS:
Supervised by: Schedule Coordinator
RISK EXPOSURE:
High risk
LIFTING REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to perform the following tasks if necessary:
• Ability to participate in physical activity.
• Ability to work for extended period of time while standing and being involved in physical activity.
• Heavy lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis.

Compensation: $15.50 - $17.00 per hour
At FirstLight Home Care, a leading home care agency, the genuine health and well-being of others is our greatest concern. We vow to provide first-class personal service for our clients so that they may enjoy warmth, independence and relaxed comfort in their own home or any setting.
FirstLight Home Care is built on a solid foundation of core values and dedication to client happiness, peace of mind, and quality of life that supports our Culture of Care-our commitment to service excellence, personal growth, and accountability.