Caregivers/Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide

Are you someone who loves helping people? Are you a Certified Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide or Caregiver? Do you like helping those needing assistance with activities of daily living such as personal care or mobility assistance? Or, would you enjoy working as a companion? Maybe you would most want to drive clients to doctor appointments, social events or errands! We have job opportunities for you!

Practical Care and Elder Care Solutions has been serving clients for 25 years. We want your help in exceeding our clients' expectations while giving them as much independence as possible. We will help place you with clients whose plan of care matches your skill set, availability and preferences.

Practical Care & Elder Care Solutions offers the following services to clients:
* Personal Care
* Mobility Assistance
* Companionship
* Meal Preparation
* Safety Checks
* Medication Reminders
* Cleaning
* Transportation
* Safety Checks
* Pet Care
Practical Care & Elder Care Solutions serves clients whose needs require anywhere from 1 hr of service to 24 hours of service per day. We also serve clients whose needs require a live-in caregiver! Each client is special to Practical Care & Elder Care Solutions and special to their Caregivers.

Our caregivers are the best in the business! We hire experienced caregivers and live-ins, home health aides and certified nursing assistants. We offer training, paid vacation, medical, dental and vision coverage and bonuses! We hire ethical, dependable and caring people and work very hard to insure their job performance and satisfaction.
REQUIREMENTS
This position may require full range of body motion including: lifting, bending, sitting, standing, pulling, pushing, reaching and climbing stairs while carrying objects. The caregiver must be able to communicate with the clients and with the office staff. The employee needs the ability to observe any changes or problems in the household and provide accurate and timely reports. This position also requires adherence to scheduled days and hours as assigned, as well as commitment to client upon acceptance of assignment.

The job responsibilities are as follows:

1.Plan with the client or client’s family how best to carry out the needed tasks that have been approved by the Care Manager. Read the care plan in the client’s binder.
2.Organize tasks so that are completed efficiently.
3.Involve and encourage the client in all activities whenever possible. Independence should be encouraged.
4.Provide assistance with activities of daily living as needed:
a.Bathing – sponge or tub as directed.
b.Shampoo and /or brush hair or set hair.
c.Toileting
d.Dressing
e.Nail care – cannot cut nails
f.Mouth care – dentures and teeth
g.Shave (electric razor only)
h.Maintain respect, privacy and dignity for the client.
5.Prepare meals and encourage nutritional habits as directed. Document meals in the meal plan binder.
6.Encourage exercise, assist with range of motion or other exercise, and go for walks with the client or escort them to appointments and/or other errands.
7.Assist with walking, mobility and transferring from bed to wheelchair and back (no total lifting).
8.Report to the office important changes in the individual or problems on the job, all changes in schedule and problems in the household or environment.
9.Report a physical sign or symptom change.
10.Report shortages of goods or necessary equipment for the comfort or care of the client.
11.Report any change in the client’s or employee’s schedule.
12.Complete entries in the Care Plan book daily.
Social Notes/Caregiver Communications – note any change in client condition, behavior, activity level or incidents no matter how small. Please complete a daily report for the following shift, pertaining to the happenings of the shift and any changes that need to be passed on to the next shift.
Meal Sheets – Document the time and date of each meal, as well as a list of everything eaten by the client.
Medication Sheets – Document the time and date of the medications taken on each shift.
13.Perform light housekeeping duties such as dusting, vacuuming, laundry, hand washing delicate items, ironing, changing bed linens, cleaning glass surfaces (mirrors, doors..), mop floors in the bath and kitchen, clean tubs, toilets and showers, tops of stoves and counters, remove trash and clean wastebaskets, set garbage out for pick-up, clean windowsills and baseboards, polish silver and water plants, clean out refrigerator/defrost freezer.
14.Shopping and errands, as directed, in client’s own car.
15.Remind clients to take their medications. Document in the medication sheet.
16.Go the extra mile to do the extra little things that make that client’s day.
All anonymous plans of care will be communicated with the employee prior to assignment of the case. This will insure the caregiver understands the needs of this client prior to accepting the position. All client information is confidential and protected by HIPPA.