Caregiver/Personal Assistant

IN-HOME CAREGIVER

***Flexible Schedule, Bi-weekly Direct Deposit, Bonuses***

***IF INTERESTED MUST APPLY AT www.gentlemindhs.com TO BE CONSIDERED***

General Purpose:

To provide excellent, one-on-one in-home patient care. We are looking to hire an honest, caring, and compassionate individual for this position.

Essential Functions:

• Assists, performs, and educates the patient/client and their family in activities of daily living, such as nail and skincare, grooming, oral hygiene, toileting and incontinence, and proper nutritional intake
• Assists with meal planning and preparation, shopping, social visits and activities, and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment for the client
• Assists in medication reminders and administration for drugs ordinarily self-administered
• Performs and completes assigned tasks according to the assignment sheet/service plan in a timely and professional manner
• Identifies and records changes in the patient/client’s condition and safety to the supervisor
• Completes mandatory Gentlemind Home Care in-services and provides requested documents to keep employee files current.

Job Qualification

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older
• CPR recommended
• Can communicate effectively, which includes the ability to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to clients, their caregivers and family, and the agency staff
• Can perform and prioritize multiple tasks or functions
• Can provide proof of passing a written knowledge/competency exam
• Can provide proof of valid driver’s license and valid auto insurance
• At least one year experience in a similar job classification preferred but not required
• Can constantly travel within geographic area serviced by the office from assignment to assignment
• Work is performed in the client’s home
• Can constantly stand, bend, stoop, twist, stretch, squat, kneel, walk, climb stairs, and reach freely
• Can frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and assist with standing and walking
• Can frequently carry loads, like groceries and laundry, up or down the stairs with or without assistance

Compensation

• Hourly pay $13 to $15

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 3x12
• 4 hour shift
• 4x10
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fort Wayne, IN 46804: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location