Personal Care Assistant Home Care Aide Immediate Opening

Job Description

Job Description

Personal Care Assistants (PCA) Home Care Aides 

Careon™ Home Care was started by a group of nurses who are case managers and previous healthcare executives. Our team has extensive experience in the healthcare and insurance industry. We understand the importance of ensuring clients have holistic, compassionate, competent and reliable support that facilitates their ability to remain safely in their home. Our primary goal is to bridge the care gap between clients and their communities.

Careon™ is currently recruiting Personal Care Assistants (PCA)/ Home Care Aides (NA) . In this role, you will provide supportive care and tasks to clients in their homes. These tasks include medication reminders, household chores, hygiene, mobility support and accompany clients to medical appointments when requested. Our clients are elderly, have various levels of abilities, in recovery from injuries, ailments or procedures and require assistance with performing day-to-day activities.

You will play a crucial role in ensuring every client receives the highest level of assistance required, to facilitate their ability to have the support required to remain in their home.

What you will be doing:

• Assist client with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, grooming, dressing, positioning/repositioning, walking and transferring. 
• Assist with mobility and transfers.
• Promote and facilitate a safe environment by removing barriers to safety.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Assist with meal preparation and feeding.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks such as laundry, cleaning and changing bed linens.
• Accompany to medical appointments when requested.
• Assist with scheduling appointments, upon request.
• Report observations, care activities, condition, progress and problems with your supervisor.
• Build relationships by conversing or reading aloud to help keep client mentally healthy and alert. 
• Provide medication reminders.
• Engage clients in exercises or other activities, as required by the client's plan of care.
• Develop and maintain supportive relationship with client’s family, representatives and other care team members.

What we are looking for:

• Prior experience as a Personal Care Aide or similar role preferred.
• Compassionate and caring attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow instructions.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• The ability to think and work independently, with direction from a team leader or supervisors.
• Ability to document PCA activities and observations.

Shifts Available: Full-time, Part-time, Per-diem. Mornings, Days and Evening shifts are available in South Carolina .

Compensation: $12-$14 per hour

Requirements:

• Must live in South Carolina.
• Ability to pass a drug screening test.
• Ability to pass a SLED background check.
• Complete onboarding training.

Benefits/Perks:

• Flexible Scheduling.
• IRA Contribution.
• Career Advancement.