What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Care Worker position at Relevant Home Care?
Job description
Relevant Home Care is a premier home care agency serving the Central and southeast Pennsylvania area. We are committed to providing high-quality care to our participants. Our goal is to prevent Long Term Care Facility admission or transition individuals from Long Term Care facilities to their homes and communities and reduce the cost of providing care and improve the quality of care for clients being served.
We are looking to hire caring and compassionate caregivers to care for our clients in a professional and compassionate manner. This job requires you to be available for weekdays and weekends. However, it can also be very satisfying and rewarding, because people who are unable to complete their daily activities of living are thankful for high quality assistance we provide.
The best candidate for this position will be caring and friendly with excellent communication skills. You should be able to follow written and verbal instructions and perform a variety of tasks to help clients.
Responsibilities
- Remind clients take their prescribed medication
- Assist clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (doctor’s appointments, walks etc.)
- Assist clients with personal care and hygiene
- Plan and prepare meals with assistance from the clients (when they are able)
- Do the client’s shopping or accompany them when they shop
- Perform light housekeeping duties that clients can’t complete on their own
- Be a pleasant and supportive companion
- Report any unusual incidents
- Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency
Requirements
- Proven experience as a caregiver
- Excellent knowledge of emergency response and first aid (CPR) (certification is not required)
- Knowledge of housekeeping activities and cooking with attention to dietary constraints
- Willingness to adhere to health and safety standards
- Respectful and compassionate
- Good time management skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong ethics
- Physical endurance
Relevant Home Care provides completive wages and excellent benefit packages. Our benefit package includes
Health Insurance
Paid Time off
401K Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour'
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Work Remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Days:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Caregivers & Care Facility Occupations: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $13 - $15