Lead Home Care Aide - Full-Time -

Silver Angels is a valued partner of Signature HealthCARE, which is a family-based healthcare company that offers integrated services in 10 states across the continuum of care: skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, home health, cognitive care, and telemedicine.
How you will make a difference

• Provide assistance in the home with Activities of Daily Living,assistance with household cleaning and the maintenance of a safe home. Provide assistancein the home with routine household chores. Provide a nutritious and well-balancedmeal prepared at or delivered to the home.

How you will spend your time

• Meetphysical and sensory requirements stated below and be able to work in thedescribed environment.
• Identifyand participate in process improvement initiatives that improve the customerexperience, enhance workflow, and/or improve the work environment.
• Providepersonal care and assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (i.e.,grooming, bathing, feeding, toileting, oral care, nail care, dressing, etc.),as indicated by the treatment plan.
• Assistwith homemaker services/routine household chores (i.e., dusting,sweeping/mopping floors, washing dishes, ironing, cleaning kitchen andbathrooms, providing laundry service, changing bed linen, etc.), as indicated.
• Plan,prepare, deliver meals, grocery shopping.
• Visit clients in theirhomes to review client satisfaction and obtain meal orders.
• Package meals,transports meals to clients via personal or company vehicle and delivers mealsto client homes.
• Record and track deliverieson Meal Delivery Sheet.
• Utilize proper bodymechanics when lifting or transporting meals.
• Take and record foodtemperatures as required per local and state guidelines.
• Design meal deliveryroutes to ensure efficiency.
• Place bulk meal ordersvia DSSI and maintain meal inventory.
• Completeerrands (i.e., getting a prescription filled, etc.).
• Providecompanionship to clients.
• Followassignment sheet for tasks.
• Ambulateand transfer clients, utilizing appropriate assistive devices and body mechanics.
• Providereminders to take medication and loosen the cap (do not give medications).
• Completeproper documentation (date and place service provided, times service provided,actual service provided, etc.).
• Observeclients carefully and report changes in condition.
• Recognizeclient's ability to make choices and support these within the constraints ofcare giving environment.
• Assistwith the maintenance of a safe environment.
• Providerespite care, on a short-term basis, when there is an absence of, or need for,relief for the caregiver.
• Assistwith obtaining referrals.
• InstallPERS as backup.
• CompleteAide Visits and Checklists with-in 30 days of hire and annual.
• Assistwith development of Care Plans.
• Attendand participate in Safety Committee Meetings as needed.
• Mentorand provide training to other Home Care Aides.
• Provideinput into performance evaluations for other Home Care Aides.
• Attendtrainings/in-services as required.
• Participatein the Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement plan processes.
• Other special projects and duties, asassigned. Such as assist with admissions, new staff introductions to clients,collect completed SDR's, mileage and travel forms for delivery to office.

The qualifications you will need

• Maintaintwelve (12) hours of in-service training each year spread across four (4)quarters in addition to normal supervisory guidance and training, AND
• NoCoaching & Counseling's for attendance, AND
• Atleast 90 days of employment with the company with an excellent evaluation(s).
• If operatinga personally owned vehicle to go from one client to another, you must have avalid State Driver's License, a good driving record and current auto insurancethat meets the state minimum.
• Highschool diploma or GED, preferred.
• Effective verbal and written Englishcommunication skills.
• Highest level of professionalism withthe ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate at all levels oforganization and work well within a team environment in support of companyobjectives.
• Customer service oriented with theability to work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy,excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate andsimultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solvingskills.
• Ability to work with minimalsupervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Ability to deal with new tasks withoutthe benefit of written procedures.
• Approachable, flexible and adaptable tochange.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Functionindependently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability towork effectively with stakeholders and vendors.

Your work environment

• You'll work mostly indoors on floors that aretiled or carpeted.
• You'll be aroundclients with service needs in your area.
• You'll have possible exposure to occasionalslippery floors, chemicals, sharp objects, and hazardous materials and waste(including human), blood borne pathogens, and communicable diseases.
• You'll be around possible high-stress medicaland/or life-threatening situations.

Physical and Sensoryrequirements

• This role requires moderate physical activity.
• Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting,pushing, or pulling required of objects up to fifty (50) or more pounds.
• Push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty(50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull,move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet.
• Reach overhead and push, pull, move, and/orlower a minimum of twenty (20) pounds.
• Climbing on a stool or ladder to a maximum ofeither (8) feet.
• Sitting for more than two (2) hours at a time.
• Requires writing and/or computer work withrepetitive typing and concentrating on computer screen and/or documents formore than two (2) hours at a time.
• Standing and/or walking for more than two (2)hours per day.
• Bending and/or stooping for more than one (1)hour at a time.

If this sounds like the right fit for you, please call the office at or forward your resume through the job posting. You can apply in person at the office as well.
Please visit our website at silverangels.com

Signature HealthCARE and Silver Angels of Tennessee are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employers - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.