Caregiver

Location

Palatine, IL | United States

Job description

2024 HomeCare Pulse Recipient

Employer of Choice, Provider of Choice, Leader in Training & Leader in Experience

Open Position: Full-time, 13-hour shifts Friday, Saturday & Sunday - travel required in between clients!

Our ideal candidate for this position will possess the following:

• strong work ethic 
• solid understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a caregiver
• commitment to work every weekend
• willing to drive between client homes within the same day
• comfortable working in a home with pets

Helping Seniors live their best lives...AT HOME!

Open Arms and Franciscan Care Solutions, an award-winning homecare agency servicing the Chicagoland area (specifically Cook and North Cook counties), is seeking compassionate and reliable Caregivers and CNAs to join our family!

As a Caregiver or CNA with Open Arms and Franciscan Care Solutions, you will play a key role in helping our seniors live their best lives at home by assisting them with their ADLs, engaging with them in meaningful activities and providing physical and emotional support during some of the most vulnerable times in our clients and their families lives.

This position may be just what you’re looking for if you:

• Have caregiving or CNA experience and want to earn extra money on the side
• Are passionate about caring for Seniors
• Are outgoing, warm & engaging, and genuinely care about people
• Want to work with an award-winning company invested in our core values – excellence, integrity, compassion, teamwork & positivity

Caregiver/CNA benefits:

• Bi-weekly pay starting at $17.00/hour
• Flexible scheduling
• Paid training and career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive health benefits (full-time)
• Paid time off
• Employee referral bonus’
• After hours on-call support

Provide for the personal needs and comfort of the client in their home or assisted living community according to the established plan of care. Services are non-medical in nature and may include the following: 

• Assist with activities of daily living including: bathing, incontinence care, oral hygiene, shaving
• Ambulation using assistive devices - gait belt, hoyer lift and sliding board
• Meal preparation
• Medication reminders
• Support individual independence
• Provide creative activities and social opportunities
• Drive clients to appointments and to run errands
• Observe and report change in client condition

Job Requirements: 

• Minimum 1 year documented caregiver or CNA experience ( required )
• Experience working client-to-client shifts in assisted living ( preferred )
• Must be 18 years old or older
• Must be available to work weekends
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Licensed driver with insurance and reliable automobile with proof of insurance
• Must be able to stand, walk, squat, bend, kneel, reach, twist, push and pull. Varied assistance is required depending on the mobility of the client. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. 

Open Arm Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants dur to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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