Senior citizen home care aide
Guardian Angel Senior Services
Location
Lynn, MA | United States
Job description
Caregivers with Guardian Angel Senior Services are not just doing a job, they are making a difference in people’s lives.
Part time, full time, per diem work available. Day, evening, afternoon, weekend shifts available.
Job Description: Home care aides provide compassionate personal care and homemaker services for clients when appropriate and maintains a safe and healthy environment as directed by the individualized plan of care.
Training classes provided. Free certification for Home Health Aide available. Job duties: - Assist clients with appropriate techniques to maintain personal hygiene and grooming, including shower, tub or bed baths and personal grooming.
- Assist clients in the use of toilet facilities, including bed pans.
- Provide skin care with observation for pressure areas and sores and knowledge of preventive measures.
- Assist clients in and out of bed using safe transfer techniques, including the use of gait belts and mechanical lifting equipment, when applicable (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
- Assist clients with walking, including the use of walkers, canes and wheelchairs, when applicable.
- Assist with cuing of self-administered medications.
- Assist with meal preparation and feeding, when required.
- Observe, report, and document client status and care provided.
- Practice basic infection control procedures.
- Document changes in client status, and report to appropriate staff members.
- Maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment in the client’s home.
- Recognize emergencies and contacting emergency personnel and supervisor when necessary.
- Understand the physical, developmental and emotional needs of the populations served.
- Treat the client and his/her property with respect.
Compensation & benefits: - A highly competitive pay rate.
- Pay is bi-weekly, but we offer Daily Pay as well.
- A benefits package that includes health insurance, Aflac insurance, 401(k), and more.
- A flexible schedule in an area that is reasonably accessible to you.
- A highly inclusive, diverse team that values the input of all staff to provide excellent patient care.
- Holiday pay. GET PAID DOUBLE TO WORK ON A MAJOR HOLIDAY!
- Referral Bonuses.
- Merit bonus (Earn $1.00 extra per hour worked!)
- Working Advantage employee discounts: including movie theaters, theme parks, hotels, sporting events, online shopping and more!
- YMCA discounted membership.
Apply Now
Call 781-854-4000 to talk to a recruiter or directly apply to this add.
Guardian Angel Senior Services considers the health and safety of our clients and employees to be a top priority. Employment with Guardian Angel Senior Services is conditioned on successfully completing pre-employment background checks.
COMPENSATION DISCLAIMER
Selected candidates will be offered competitive compensation based on geographic location of community/office, skills, experience, qualifications, and certifications/licenses (where applicable).
GUARDIAN ANGEL SENIOR SERVICES is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from recruitment or search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all communication submitted by recruitment or search firms to Guardian Angel Senior Services by any means, be it via email, the Internet or directly to hiring manager will be ignored and disposed of. Any/all unsolicited resumes will become the property of Guardian Angel Senior Services, and no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired.
Guardian Angel Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
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