Home Health Aid/ Care Professional

Right at Home North Shore-Chicago Metro, IL

Home Health Aid/ Care Professional

Skokie, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Right at Home, In-Home Care & Assistance, is seeking to hire Skilled Caregivers and Home Health Aids to join a dynamic care team providing clinical expertise in-home. We have immediate part-time positions available. You can make a difference in your career by helping people stay in the comfort of their homes.

    Benefits:

    Here's Why Caregivers Like Working for Us:

    Flexible scheduling

    Bonuses for referrals

    Caregiver Recognition & Rewards Program

    Named Employer of Choice by Home Care Pulse

    Responsibilities and Duties:

    Performs personal care activities that assist the patient with activities of daily living which include (but are not limited to):

    Personal hygiene (assisting to bathroom or in using a bedpan, bathing, care of mouth, shaving, skin, and hair)

    Ambulation/Transfers

    Eating

    Dressing/Shaving

    Prepares meals and snacks according to instructions

    Accompany patient on errands or medical appointments.

    Performs housekeeping activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathroom

    Performs patient-specific activities that are taught by a Right at Home nurse. These could include (but are not limited to):

    Medication reminders

    Assisting with the prescribed range of motion exercises

    Measuring and preparing special diets

    Understanding dementia care

    Incontinence care

    Qualifications and Skills:

    High school graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred.

    Ability to read, write, speak and understand English as needed for the job.

    This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Right at Home Franchising Corporate.