What are the responsibilities and job description for the URGENT: PUNJABI/HINDI Female HomeCare Aide/Caregiver (Nursing Students welcome to apply!) position at Nurse Next Door Santa Clara?

Nurse Next Door Santa Clara -

Paid training available! MUST be able to speak, read, write in English and have a valid drivers license & reliable car

We will help you register on the State Registry and offer a $150 sign on bonus!

20-$24 / hour

Shifts available : Full-time

Part-time

Weekends

Holiday (we pay overtime for holidays!)

Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the home care aide include, but are not limited to, the following :

Caregiver Duties and Responsibilities :

Offering companionship to patients

Taking clients to their medical appointments, the grocery store and other important places

Medication reminders

Preparing meals when needed

Keeping the house clean and doing laundry when needed

Providing bathing and dressing assistance

Keeping proper care records

Encouraging socialization and participation in community activities

Communicating with medical professionals about the patient care plan

Ambulating / Transferring patient has needed for comfort

Toileting / diapering if required, as well as overall personal hygiene

Maintaining a safe and comfortable home environment

Caregiver Qualifications and Skills :

Experience with Alzheimer’s or dementia care

Mental health training for patients dealing with social, emotional or mental health concerns

First aid and CPR training so they can respond in an emergency

Training in any special areas of care you provide

We can help you obtain your Home Care Aide License with the CDSS if you don't already have one, including the mandated training (paid training!)

Other duties as assigned by the administrator or designee.

Caregiver Benefits : Retirement plan

Sick pay

Holiday pay

Mileage reimbursement

Paid training to name a few!

Personal Attendant Duties : At least 80% of PA’s time has to be directly related to the personal care of any client for whom services are provided for. Personal care includes companionship, bathing, hygiene, showering, transfers, toileting, medicine reminders, meal preparation, managing money, shopping for groceries, outings and light housekeeping only when directly related to the Client and the space occupied by the client. No more than 20% of PA’s time may be spent performing tasks that do not relate directly to client such as taking care of a pet, watering the lawn, clipping flowers, or cleaning areas not used by the client. At no such time should a PA do any heavy house cleaning, services for anyone in the home other than client, use any needles or put anything in client’s body, such as a feeding tube or intravenous injection or administering medication.

Position Qualifications

At least 18 years of age.

Current registration with the State of California Home Care Aide Registry (we can help you with this if you don't have it!)

Completion of a criminal background check and disclosure of any criminal history or evidence of exemption.

Evidence of tuberculosis testing and verification that the home care aide does not have active tuberculosis.

Consistently at work on time, giving client and their loved ones peace of mind

Follows instructions, responds to management direction.

Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.

Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.

Empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.

Demonstrates tact, patience and good personal hygiene.

Valid driver’s license and auto insurance and / or reliable transportation.

Competencies

Manages difficult or emotional customer situations, responds promptly to customer service needs

Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar, able to read and interpret written information.

Treats people with respect, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically.

Follows polices and procedures ,completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.

Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgement, makes timely decisions, and includes appropriate people in decision making process.

Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently.

Approaches others in a tactful manner, reacts well under pressure, treats others with respect and consideration, accepts responsibility for own actions.

Observes safety and security procedures, reports unsafe conditions, uses equipment and materials properly.

Adapts to changes in work environment, manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Physical Demands

Regularly required to sit, use hands or fingers, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

Required to reach with hands and arms.

Required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.

Must be able to lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move from 25 up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Anti-harassment : PA has received a copy of the Company’s Anti-harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and bullying policies, and understands that those policies apply at all times when PA is working, whether at a client’s home or at the Company’s offices. PA agrees to immediately report any inappropriate behavior by client or anyone else. The company’s commitment to providing a harassment free workplace cannot be overstated. Any company employee who experiences, witnesses, or hears about a client, family member, visitor, or third party behaving in a manner that could be perceived as harassing or inappropriate in any way MUST immediately report such conduct to the Company so that the Company can act accordingly, including conducting an investigation and if necessary, terminating the client relationship.

Nurse Next Door affiliated home care aides shall be selected on the basis of such factors as a sympathetic attitude towards the care of the sick, ability to carry out directions, maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job. All affiliated Home care aides employed by Nurse Next Door to provide in-home care services will be 18 years old (or if under 18 years of age be a high school graduate or enrolled in a vocational education program) and have sufficient communication and language skills to enable them to perform their duties and interact effectively with clients and other agency staff. Home care aides must meet all registration, criminal background checks and training requirements as specified by the State of California Department of Social Services Home Care Services Bureau and Nurse Next Door policies.

EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

I understand this job description and its requirements. I understand that it is not an exclusive list of the job functions and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand this job description in no way constitutes an employment agreement and that I am an at-will employee. I acknowledge I have received and read my job description and understand and accept the responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment this position requires.

must work a minimum of 9 shifts to receive $150 bonus and initial paid training (contingency)

Call (408) 222-9116; serious inquiries only

Salary : $20 - $24

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