Private Duty Caregiver

Accord Services is a home health private duty nursing company specializing in the care of clients with catastrophic and complex injuries, including the following:

• Spinal cord injuries (including ventilators and trach care)
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Strokes and other neurological disorders
• Burns and wound management
• Complex orthopedic injuries

At Accord Services, we deliver peace of mind along with excellent medical home care. Please visit our website at  for more information.

Required Knowledge of:

• Plan of Care for assigned clients
• Accord Services External Handbook policies and procedures
• Telephone etiquette

Required Skills:

• Problem solving
• Communication skills
• Teamplayer
• Interpersonal skills
• Collaboration skills
• Customer service skills

Required Abilities:

• Maintain professional demeanor and appearance at all times
• Remain within professional boundaries
• Recognize emergency situations
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency
• Always arrive on time to assignments
• Understand assignments and patient location
• Follow clinical and staffing instructions
• Understand and demonstrate Accord Values:
  Accountability, Passion, Integrity, Excellence, and Teamwork
• Work with a diverse population
• Successfully pass a background and drug screen

Education: High School diploma / GED;
Certificate from an accredited training program;
Listed on the State Registry or successfully obtain a passing score on a test issued by the National League of Nursing for nursing assistants.

Work Experience: Healthcare experience preferred.

Licensing and/or Certification: CPR certification;
Current TB/Chest X-ray;
Current Georgia Driver's License / State .

Accord Services will provide training for new hires with limited healthcare related experience.

Must be able to sit; stand; climb; walk; lift; pull/push; carry; grasp; reach; stoop and crouch; crawl; color determination; near acuity; speak; listen; smell; general intelligence; motor coordination; coordination of eyes, hands and feet; verbal intelligence; numerical intelligence; noise conditions; heat; cold; injury exposures atmospheric exposures.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.