Home Care Aide – Lead Caregiver

Sevier • Kodak, TN

14h • $16 - $17

About The Position

About Us Silver Angels of Tennessee - Sevier office! We service Sevier, Blount, Jefferson, Cocke and surrounding counties. You can apply through the job posting or at our local office: Silver Angels of Tennessee – Sevier, LLC 3609 Outdoor Sportsman Place Ste 5 Kodak, TN 37764 865-366-1351 Silver Angels is a home care provider that is committed to providing an environment of wellness, healing, and independence for its clients. About Signature Signature HealthCARE is a family-based healthcare company that offers integrated services in 5 states across the continuum of care: skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, home health, cognitive care, and telemedicine. A growing number of our centers are earning quality assurance accreditation and pioneering person - directed care. Many of our skilled nursing facilities have achieved a 4 or 5-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Additionally, we have been awarded as a certified Great Place to Work for three years in a row and Modern Healthcare’s "Best Places to Work!" Overview Provide assistance in the home with Activities of Daily Living, assistance with household cleaning and the maintenance of a safe home. Provide assistance in the home with routine household chores. Provide a nutritious and well-balanced meal prepared at or delivered to the home.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, preferred.
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures.
• Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance with Meal Program: Visit clients in their homes to review client satisfaction and obtain meal orders.
• Package meals, transports meals to clients via personal or company vehicle and delivers meals to client homes.
• Record and track deliveries on Meal Delivery Sheet.
• Design meal delivery routes to ensure efficiency.
• Place bulk meal orders via DSSI and maintain meal inventory.
• Take and record food temperatures as required per local and state guidelines.
• Plan, prepare, deliver meals, grocery shopping.
• Provide assistance with household chores and personal care: Provide personal 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.
• Assist with homemaker services/routine household chores (i.e., dusting, sweeping/mopping floors, washing dishes, ironing, cleaning kitchen and bathrooms, Provide laundry service, changing bed linen, etc.), as indicated.
• Complete errands (i.e., getting a prescription filled, etc.).
• Provide companionship to clients.
• Observe clients carefully and report changes in condition.
• Recognize client’s ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of care giving environment.
• Assist with the maintenance of a safe environment.
• Provide respite care, on a short-term basis, when there is an absence of, or need for, relief for the caregiver

Benefits

• Flexible schedule (full-time, part-time or PRN)
• Competitive wages
• Benefits & employee discount program
• Client/caregiver match
• Work close to home (serving clients in your own community)
• On-demand pay with Payactiv
• Now offering the VitalLink Program which connects stakeholders to essential resources!
• Silver Angels is Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees