Dayshift Caregiver

Assisting Hands•Alpharetta, GA

4d•$15 - $18

About The Position

Assisting Hands Home Care of Forsyth and North Fulton is hiring and we want you! We care about our Caregivers! We are currently hiring caregivers that are looking for steady work. We require a 6 hour minimum shift from our clients so we have everything from 6 hours a day to 24 hour care for our clients. If you want something to balance your work and personal life that fits your schedule, apply today! We are a small business wishing to grow with our employees. We welcome caring people with no experience as well as those who have made this line of work their career. This position provides custodial and personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of the Client Care Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required
One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred

Responsibilities

The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, meal preparation and other duties as assigned.
Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.
Providing nutritional support as needed.
Reporting changes in the client’s condition.
Documentation of all required tasks.
Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair, walker, or hoyer lift
Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises
Teaching household routine and skills to well members of the family
Measuring intake and output of fluids
Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure
Keeping records of personal health care activities
Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency supervisor.
Taking the medication in its previously dispensed, properly labeled container, from where it is stored and bringing it to the client.
In the presence of the client, reading the label, opening the container, removing a prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the container.
Placing an oral dosage in the client's hand or placing the dosage in another container and helping the client by lifting the container to his or her mouth.
Returning the medication container to proper storage.
Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.
Preparing necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the client in the self-administration of medication
Opening and closing the medication container or tearing the foil of prepackaged medications
Assisting the client in the self-administration process. Examples of such assistance include the steadying of the arm, hand, or other parts of the client's body so as to allow the self-administration of medication
Abides by the agency’s infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines.
Abides by all policies and procedures outlined in the agency’s Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.