Home Care Float Aide CNA
At Home Care, Springfield, MO, United States
Home Care Aide
Sign-on bonus of up to $1,000!
Tired of being overworked and underappreciated? We do things differently!
We offer our At Home Care family:
- Top pay wage scale
- Flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle
- Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance for full-time employees
- Tuition scholarships for you and your family
- Weekly pay and direct deposit
- Paid travel
- Home health aide education
- Short commute times we try to match you to work opportunities near your home.
Job Purpose: The basic function of a home care aide is to perform tasks such as activities of daily living and household tasks.
Job Responsibilities:
- Planning, preparation, and cleanup of meals
- Giving bed baths or assisting with a shower or tub bath
- Assist with oral care, such as tooth brushing or denture care, when the participant is unable
- Assisting with getting in and out of bed to a wheelchair, walker, or chair when a participant is weight-bearing
- Assisting the participants with ordinarily self-administered medications (open bottles, get water)
- Light housekeeping
- Laundering clothes and linens
- Making beds and changing sheets
- Shopping for essential items (e.g., groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.)
- Advance personal care - assist with ostomy care, assist with catheter care, perform bowel programs, administer non-injectable meds, assist with insulin set-up, and perform vital signs and weights
Skills/Education:
- Must be 18 years of age
- A minimum of one year of experience in direct patient care with either a skilled nursing facility or an in-home care agency is preferred.
- Certified nurse assistant (CNA) license must be nonrestrictive
- Must also be able to assist the patient with walking through the use of a cane, walker, or gait belt throughout the facility or client's home.