Home Health Aides provide direct assistance to North Shore Area Partners' home care clients. You will support the physical and mental well-being of older adults living at home by promoting personal health maintenance and creating an effective environment for comfort and safety, based on a client's individual care plan. Responsibilities involve providing respectful and professional care to meet a client's needs, including: Homemaker Services Light house cleaning (laundry, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dishes, wiping counters, cleaning bathrooms, removing trash, light socialization), Home management (meal preparation, shopping errands, assistance with making phone calls and transportation arrangements, assistance with reading the paper and opening the mail, organizing household items, medication reminders), Personal Cares (feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transfers, brushing teeth, cleaning dentures, changing briefs/pads, shaving, etc.) Respite Provides a break to a caregiver of an individual who needs supervision and assistance with activities of daily living (may include any of the activities above within the home). Home Health Services Medical needs as directed by a physician, supervised by a registered nurse, and within the scope of the North Shore Area Partners' license (may include asepsis procedures, skin inspection and care, repositioning procedures, exercises and stretches, monitoring food and fluid intake-output).

Essential Skills:

Ability to understand verbal and written instructions in a care plan. Ability to effectively communicate verbally with clients and other employees. Ability to accurately communicate in writing when documenting care. Ability to comply with organizational policies regarding professional expectations and state and federal standards, including confidentiality and personal data protections. Must be able to pass a NetStudy2 background check. Must have a dependable communication device to report schedule changes or emergencies. Must have a dependable mode of transportation to scheduled home care visits.

Desired Qualities:

Experience working with older adults or in a caregiving field. Outstanding interpersonal communication skills, including respectful listening skills. Friendly, enthusiastic and positive attitude. Flexible team player with the willingness to support other staff as needed.

Other Details:

PART-TIME & FULL-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE!

Experience preferred. Must be able to lift 35 lbs. $19 - $20/hr depending on qualifications and experience. Mileage & drive time paid for!

Benefits:

vacation and sick time. Retirement savings plan available. Health care stipend and supplemental insurance available at 30+ hrs/wk. Supervised by the Operations Manager and Home Care Manager.

Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time Pay:

$19.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Mileage reimbursement Paid sick time Paid time off Retirement plan

Work Location:

In person