Caregiver

PurposeCare • Dwight, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

PurposeCare is hiring a Caregiver to provide one-on-one home-based care that helps clients remain safe, comfortable, and independent. The role involves hands-on personal care, support with daily living, and communication with the supervising nurse and care team. Caregivers travel to client homes and may occasionally work in facility settings. Assignments may involve homes with pets or smokers and may be within the caregiver’s preferred coverage area.

The position requires dependable attendance, compassion, patience, professionalism, the ability to work independently, and accurate documentation. The caregiver must be at least 18, hold an active HHA or CNA certification or be willing to obtain certification, and complete competency assessments, training, screening, and onboarding requirements. Full-time, part-time, and PRN scheduling options may be available depending on the market.

PurposeCare provides home care and home health services in the Midwest, serving more than 3,000 clients per month. The company describes its work as helping vulnerable people live full lives in their communities. It offers schedule flexibility, ongoing training and professional development, mentor, on-call, and referral programs, and opportunities to apply for positions at other PurposeCare locations.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Active HHA or CNA certification, or willingness to obtain certification.
• Willingness to complete competency and skills assessments.
• Ability to follow written care instructions and document services.
• Compassion, patience, and professionalism when working with vulnerable populations.
• Ability to work independently in home settings.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel to client homes.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Willingness to complete TB testing, background screening, and onboarding requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Six or more months of caregiving or direct patient care experience.
• Home health or home care experience.
• CPR and Adult First Aid certification.
• Experience supporting seniors or medically complex clients.
• Experience working with dementia or memory care patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including bathing, grooming, dressing, oral hygiene, and toileting.
• Assist clients with mobility, transfers, and ambulation.
• Prepare meals and assist with feeding as needed.
• Support medication self-administration through reminders; do not independently administer medication.
• Monitor and report changes in a client’s condition to the supervising nurse.
• Take and record basic vital signs when trained and assigned.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly client environment.
• Assist with linens and light client laundry as appropriate.
• Use safety equipment properly, including rails, supports, and stools.
• Document care provided according to company and regulatory standards.
• Travel reliably to client homes and assigned visits across the service area.
• Complete required in-service training, including annual dementia education.
• Complete required certifications, competency and skills assessments, TB testing, background screening, and onboarding requirements.

Benefits

• Schedule flexibility.
• Ongoing growth, training, and professional development.
• Mentor, on-call, and referral programs.
• Opportunity to apply for positions at other PurposeCare locations.
• A rewarding career making a difference in lives and communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed