Personal Care Assistant – NIGHTINGALE COMMUNITY HOME CARE – Columbia, SC

  • We want you to join our team! Are you tired of not being appreciated? Is your work environment unfulfilling? Do you want an opportunity to grow and advance your career? If so, we would love to speak with you. We have positions available immediately and are looking for energetic, career oriented, caring people to join our team.
  • Home Care Aides provide non medical service and assistance to a client in their home and communities, who, because of advanced age or physical or mental disability, cannot perform these services. These services enable the client to remain in his or her residence and include, but are not limited to, assistance with the following: bathing, dressing, feeding, exercising, personal hygiene and grooming, transferring, ambulating, positioning, toileting and incontinence care, assisting with medication that the client self-administers, housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, laundry, transportation, correspondence, making telephone calls, shopping for personal care items or groceries, and companionship.
  • Home Care Aides are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies, industry standards, and state regulations.
  • Looking for open availability from 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. Not stating you’ll be working those complete times, those are the hours to be filled in between.
  • We’re on the lookout for caring and compassionate team members:
  • Help others, and make a difference in your community.
  • Build meaningful relationships with your clients.
  • Flexible schedules available.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

Qualifications include:

  • 18 years of age or older;
  • Current drivers’ license;
  • Valid vehicle insurance coverage;

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

  • Assist with daily activities to help clients stay independent and in their own homes. * Provide assistance with personal care. * Assist with mobility, transfers, and range of motion exercises. * Handle meal planning, preparation, and feeding. * Properly manage household needs. * Provide companionship and respite services for the family. * Previous experience as a Caregiver in homes or senior communities is a bonus.

(Assist with the activities of daily living and personal care including):

– bathing – shaving – ambulation

– mouth care – dressing – exercise

– hair care – feeding – toileting

– nail care – positioning – medication reminding

– skin care – transferring/ (lift assists)

  • Ensure client’s safety and security by supervising the home environment.
  • Teach/perform meal planning and preparation and serving client,
  • Routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
  • Provide companionship including social interactions, conversations, emotional reassurance, and encouragement of activities that stimulate the mind.
  • Provides respite care for families in accordance with care plans.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $8.00 – $11.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees and Clients are required to wear a mask at all times.

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • Driver’s License (Preferred)
  • CNA (Required)

Shift Availability:

  • Day Shift (Preferred)
  • Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location:

  • One location

Duties:

  • Reading, writing, and carrying out directions
  • Providing companionship and supportive listening
  • Transporting client to appointments
  • Facilitating community and recreational outings, including transport

Work Remotely:

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

  • Remote interview process
  • Social distancing guidelines in place
  • Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

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