Private Duty Caregiver (Overland Park, KS)

Visiting Angels•Overland Park, KS

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Visiting Angels of Kansas City is hiring a Private Duty Caregiver for our clients throughout the Kansas City Metro area. A Private Duty Caregiver helps our elderly and home-care clients stay at home or recover at home with dignity. While no two client visits look exactly alike, responsibilities may include helping clients with personal care and hygiene, managing light housekeeping, encouraging clients to meet their exercise and fitness goals, prompting clients to take their prescription medications at the right times, helping clients with shopping and putting away groceries, planning and preparing meals, and assisting clients with mobility and ambulation. A Private Duty Caregiver must also be prepared to act quickly in the case of medical emergencies, including adequately reporting any health changes or unusual circumstances. Our caregivers possess the ideal blend of competency, compassion, and professional discernment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Excellent time-management skills
Reliable transportation to client visits
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Familiarity with basic housekeeping and cooking tasks
Must be able to pass a background check and drug screen
Training/knowledge in First Aid and emergency response
A heart for vulnerable people seeking meaningful companionship
Willingness to comply with state and office-specific health and safety standards

Responsibilities

Helping clients handle personal care and hygiene
Managing light housekeeping
Encouraging clients to meet their exercise and fitness goals
Prompting clients to take their prescription medications at the right times
Helping clients with shopping and putting away groceries (or shopping for them)
Planning and preparing meals in collaboration with clients (based on client ability)
Assisting clients with mobility and ambulation - this can include everything from getting around the house to visiting the doctor and taking walks
Acting quickly in the case of medical emergencies
Reporting any health changes or unusual circumstances