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Choices Personal Caregiver / Direct Support / Chattanooga
Type : Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!
A Caregiver provides non-medical personal care services as well as homemaker services to individuals in their own homes and communities, who have experienced a loss in their ability to independently perform the activities of daily living and to remain in a safe, clean, and healthy home environment.
Activities of daily living refers to bathing, dressing, transferring, using the toilet, eating and walking, to the degree which reflects the client's capacity for self-care.
Homemaker services is direct and practical assistance with household tasks and related activities.
As Caregiver you will provide support for your clients in residential settings. You will get to know your clients on a personal level as you assist them with in daily care.
Our Caregiver come to know the individuals that they work with less as clients, more as friends! If you're looking for an opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve, then consider RHA Health Services - where we put people first!
Pay : $15.37 / hour
Flexible Schedule and both Full Time and Part Time Positions available
Additional responsibilities of the Caregiver include :
Non-Medical Personal Care Services :
- Assisting with eating, including monitoring for safety and intake, and following special diets
- Assisting with personal care and hygiene including bathing, tooth care and grooming including nail, skin, and hair care
- Assisting with self-administered medication
- Assisting with dressing
- Assisting with transfers including one and two person pivot and use of lifts and devices
- Emptying or changing external urinary collecting devices
- Assisting with urinals, bedpans and / or commodes
- Assisting in monitoring regularity in bowel movements
- Assisting with prosthetics such as applying / removing / cleaning hearing aids and limbs;
- Assisting with menstrual care;
- Assisting with positioning in bed, wheelchair and other chairs;
- Assisting with cradles, rolls and pillows
- Providing bowel or incontinence care
- Encouraging clients to perform normal body movements, as tolerated;
- Encouraging clients to follow prescribed exercise programs;
Homemaker Services :
Respite Services :
Job Requirements
Physical requirements to perform essential functions of the job included :
Pre-employment screening :
We offer the following benefits to employees :
EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.
About RHA :
At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and / or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.
For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.
If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.
Salary : $15
