Need Full Time Care Live-in Caregiver

Journey Nursing ServicesMaking people the center of their healthcare journey.Journey Nursing Services aims to provide people-centered care. Providing a holistic view approach to care for not only the patient but the whole care system.We want to empower our employees to grow as we aim to close the ever-widening gap in our nation's nursing crisis.We hold our values of culture and inclusion center to our core.We believe that everyone deserves great care from qualified nursing staff.Journey Nursing Services is expanding. We offer personalized and holistic private duty nursing, nurse delegation, and nursing pool services. As a newer company, we offer a great deal of growth and opportunity to our employees.Veteran owned and operated.Hourly rates, part-time, per-diem, and full time.BenefitsCompetitive PayPaid Sick LeaveFree Continuing Education and computer-based trainingCurrent openings in North end: Short and long shifts in Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale!Perform hands-on patient care at the place of assignment: In-home, Facility, or Adult Family Home.Provides quality care to patients/clients in an environment which promotes patient/client rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and individuality.Provide individualized attention and encourage residents to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.Understanding and ensuring that individualized care plans are followed. Assist with ADLs: including assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals' care requirements as directed.Promote skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin.Treat each patient client's personal property with respect.Performs various delegated tasks assigned by the nurse including vital signs, residents' weights, and applying creams/ointments.Understand and be able to follow safety and infection control procedures including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves where indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with the resident, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.Fosters a culture of excellence and provides exceptionally reliable, safe, high-quality patient care. Always remember that when you are in the community you reflect the Journey Culture.High school graduate or G.D certificateCNA or HCA license to provide home care in Washington State. Can complete training on-siteExperience as a Home Care Aide (in homes or facilities), or other applicable experience preferred.Be listed in good standing with the Washington DSHS Background Check SystemAbility to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the jobHave transportation to and from job.Population-specific experience a plus, (training may be provided) for conditions such as: dementia, Parkinson's, hospice/end of life care.RN delegation certificate a plus may complete training through Journey Nursing Services.