CAREGiver Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a CAREGiver to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Alzheimer’s Care;
- Check for safety measures to be taken on an on-going basis for client and attendant protection;
- Dementia Care, Hospice care support;
- Help clients take prescribed medication and assist clients with ambulation;
- Personal Care;
- Respond and attend to client’s requests promptly;
- Understand that regular, consistent attendance is necessary to serve clients;
- Prepare appropriate documentations of the client care or service(s) furnished;
- Activities of Daily Living such as dressing, grooming, feeding, incontinence care, and transferring;
- Transportation and/or running errands;
- Straightening and maintaining orderliness of client’s immediate environment;
- Help remind clients to take prescribed medication;
- Light housekeeping tasks, laundry and meal preparation;
- Changing and laundering bed linens;
- Keeping the patient’s living area clean and orderly as appropriate.
Requirements:
- Ability to pass fingerprinting as conducted by the DE State Bureau of Investigation;
- Supportive and compassionate High School Diploma or equivalent/Experience as a Caregiver, CNA or HHA, or completion of a CNA Program;
- Able to work a consistant schedule;
- Two (2) professional references;
- Current TB Test (within 90 days of hire);
- Promote teamwork and is able to redirect “we” vs. “they” attitude/statements;
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule – for full-time schedules and part-time schedules, weekend availability is strongly preferred;
- Must have reliable transportation;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Minimum 6 months experience as a caregiver (agency, facility, private clients, CNA/HHA, clinicals);
- Check for safety measures to be taken on an on-going basis for client and attendant protection;
- Access to reliable transportation with a willingness to travel within Arcadia and the surrounding areas;
- One year elderly experience is preferred but not required;
- Good verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to follow instructions.