Caregiver​/Home Health Aide

Job Title

Caregiver / Home Health Aide

US-MS-WAYNESBORO

USD $14.00 - $15.00 / Hour

All Ways Caring Home Care delivers quality, compassionate, and individualized care and support that helps people in need of assistance stay at home while maximizing dignity, privacy, and independence. Services include personal care, homemaking, professional nursing, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, respite, and other programs.

• Great Company Culture
• Competitive Pay
• Employee Benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Daily Pay Option Available
• Career Growth Opportunities – Up to $500 towards CNA certification
• Flexible Hours
• Work close to home

• Personal care needs
  • Mouth and denture care
  • Shaving
  • Finger and toe nail care (no cutting)
  • Grooming (hair, shampooing, combing, oiling)
  • Bathing or bed bath-shower or tub (partial or complete)
  • Helps with dressing
  • Helps with toileting (bed pan, commode/chair, or urinal) – emptying and cleaning
  • Reminds participant to take medication
  • Helps with eating and feeding if needed
  • Transferring or changing position
  • Helps in ambulation
  • Provide companionship
• Housekeeping tasks
  • Assures rooms clean and in order
  • Prepares shopping lists
  • Purchases and stores groceries
  • Prepares and serves meals
  • Laundering, ironing, sweeping, mopping, dusting
  • Run errands
• Assists with community outings and equipment maintenance (vacuum cleaner, stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer, and small appliances)
• Changes linen and makes the bed
• Cleans the kitchen, including washing dishes, pots, and pans
• Provide compassionate companionship to patients
• Other duties as assigned

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be a high school graduate, have a GED, or demonstrate ability to read and write to complete required forms and reports.
• Must demonstrate ability to work well with aged and disabled individuals who have limited functioning capacity.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Capable of working responsibly with confidential information.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must maintain current and active first aid and CPR certification.
• Physically able to perform job tasks required and assurance that communicable diseases of major public health concern are not present, as verified by a physician.
• Have interest in and empathy for people who are ill, elderly, or disabled.
• Be emotionally mature and able to respond to participants and situations responsibly.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively, assertively, and cooperatively with a variety of people.
• Must not have been convicted of a crime substantially related to the dependent population or any violent crime.
• Must be able to recognize the signs of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation and the procedures to follow as required in the Vulnerable Adult Act.
• Must have knowledge of how to prevent burns, falls, fires; and emergency numbers to contact emergency personnel if required.