Home Care Aide - Lead Caregiver
US-TN-Hendersonville
Silver Angels
Req #: 16446
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: Provide assistance in the home with Activities of Daily Living, assistance with household cleaning and the maintenance of a safe home. Provide assistance in the home with routine household chores. Provide a nutritious and well-balanced meal prepared at or delivered to the home. Responsibilities: Provide assistance with Meal Program: * Visit clients in their homes to review client satisfaction and obtain meal orders. * Package meals, transports meals to clients via personal or company vehicle and delivers meals to client homes. * Record and track deliveries on Meal Delivery Sheet. * Design meal delivery routes to ensure efficiency. * Place bulk meal orders via DSSI and maintain meal inventory. * Take and record food temperatures as required per local and state guidelines. * Plan, prepare, deliver meals, grocery shopping. Provide assistance with household chores and personal care: * Provide personal care and assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (i.e., grooming, bathing, feeding, toileting, oral care, nail care, dressing, etc.), as indicated by the treatment plan. * Assist with homemaker services/routine household chores (i.e., dusting, sweeping/mopping floors, washing dishes, ironing, cleaning kitchen and bathrooms, * Provide laundry service, changing bed linen, etc.), as indicated. * Complete errands (i.e., getting a prescription filled, etc.). * Provide companionship to clients. * Observe clients carefully and report changes in condition. * Recognize client's ability to make choices and support these within the constraints of care giving environment. * Assist with the maintenance of a safe environment. * Provide respite care, on a short-term basis, when there is an absence of, or need for, relief for the caregiver Qualifications: * High school diploma or GED, preferred. * Effective verbal and written English communication skills. * Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality. * Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives. * Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure. * Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions. * Ability to deal with new tasks without the benefit of written procedures. * Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.
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