Caregiver/ Home Health Aide- South Philadelphia Job at Serenity Care Resources, Philadelphia, PA

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  • Serenity Care Resources
  • Philadelphia, PA

Job Description

  • MUST DRIVE or HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION
  • The caregiver will assist in non-medical ADLs that a SCR client cannot safely or comfortably do alone.
  • Assistance with   meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, laundry, shopping, pet care, and errands as needed. In addition the caregiver can provide companionship and assistance to meetings & appointments. 
  • Schedule

    • All Weekdays Available
    • Holidays

    Benefits (If working more than 20 hours a week)

    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Life Insurance 
    • 401K
    • PTO

    Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

    • Must be eligible to work in the United States.
    • Good communication skills.
    • Ensure clients privacy, respect and dignity
    • Provides companionship by reading, conversation, and listening.
    • Basic compassion, understanding, empathy and desire to serve elderly patients with illnesses.
    • Participates in appropriate recreational activities and hobbies for social and sensory stimulation.
    • Participate in and attend monthly in-service meetings, all training and dept meetings
    • Assists patient/client in completing necessary phone calls, letter writing, etc.
    • Maintains a safe home environment for the client.
    • Accompanies patient/client on walks, community trips, doctor’s office, bank, etc.
    • Reminds clients to take self-administered medications.
    • Communication skills, light housekeeping skills, cooking, cleaning, and shopping
    • Good physical and mental health. Caring attitude, tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
    • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with patient/client, family members, clinical management, and staff
    • Informs staffing coordinator of any changes in assignment.
    • Provides emotional support and promotes a sense of well-being.
    • May plan light housekeeping tasks such as preparation of a meal or laundering clothes.
    • May perform light housework to maintain a clean, neat environment.
    • Assists in the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment. Uses equipment and supplies safely and properly.
    • Maintain proper infection control procedures when handling clothing and all linens
    • Detect, correct, and report unsafe conditions which may result in harm to a resident
    • Receive oral reports and written assignments from Assisted or Reflections Coordinator or lead person at the beginning of each shift
    • Provide maximum resident-care services to assure well-being of resident to greatest degree
    • Assure physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being of residents
    • Assist in daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment of clients, such as toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair and nails, assist with moving clients from area to area, responding to calls, other duties as assigned or need arises.
    • This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will be expected to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by management.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    The work requires light physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis such as: driving, assisting patient in transfer activities, and light housekeeping.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

    Environmental Hazard Disclosure

    Care Takers may be exposed to environmental hazards in the patient home setting including, exposure to infectious diseases or while operating an automobile.

    Experience:

    • One year preferred

    Preferred but not required:

    • CNA/HHA: 1 year

    Required education:

    • High school or equivalent 

    Philadelphia 

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Job Tags

Holiday work, Shift work, Weekday work,

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