Home Aide / Caregiver

PurposeCare • Bolingbrook, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

PurposeCare is seeking a dependable, patient, and service-driven Home Aide / Caregiver to provide one-on-one care to patients in their homes and occasional facility settings. The role supports clients’ safety, comfort, independence, and quality of life through personal care and assistance with daily living needs. Licensed HHAs and CNAs are encouraged to apply; motivated candidates willing to obtain certification are also welcome. Flexible scheduling options may be available, including full-time, part-time, or PRN depending on the market, with travel to patient homes and assigned visits within a preferred coverage area. Assignments may include homes with pets or smokers.

PurposeCare provides home care and home health services in the Midwest, supporting more than 3,000 clients per month. The company describes its work as carefully coordinated home-based care intended to help clients remain healthy and safe at home and live full lives in their communities.

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 with mobility, transfers, ambulation, and range-of-motion exercises according to the care plan.
• Prepare meals and assist with feeding as needed.
• Remind patients about medications to support self-administration; do not independently administer medication.
• Monitor and report patient condition and changes 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 patient homes and assigned visits across the service area.
• Complete required in-service training, including annual dementia education.
• Complete required competency and skills assessments, certifications, training, 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.
• Rewarding career making a difference in lives and communities.

What This Job Offers

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