Certified Nurse Aide

About the role

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn the fundamentals of quality home care and deliver life-changing service to your clients. As an Addus Certified Nurse Aide, you’ll play a vital role in supporting seniors and people with disabilities living independently. This rewarding, entry-level position provides consistent, flexible hours to accommodate your personal needs, while providing a great career with a growing, innovative industry leader.

Other Duties Include

• Remind clients to take medication at the appropriate time.
• Assist the client with therapy exercises under the direction of a Registered Therapist.
• Assist or perform personal care including hair care, oral hygiene, bathing, grooming, and dressing.
• Absorb and report changes in client's condition to the Agency Director or Service Coordinator.
• Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment through light housekeeping including changing bed linens, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, providing and emptying bed pans and laundry.
• Provide companionship and stimulation for the client including reading, walks, etc.; and accompanying the client to doctors or other appointments.
• Turn or reposition patients who are bedridden.
• Examine patient for bruises, blood in urine or other injuries/wounds.

Qualifications

• Completion of Certified Nursing Assistant training
• One year of home care or comparable experience is required
• Satisfactory background check and valid driver's license
• Must have current car insurance
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Desire to compassionately care for others
• Reliable, energetic, self-motivated and well-organized

Benefits

Part-time Home Care Aides may qualify for healthcare benefits.

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Company Information

• Addus HomeCare has strived to keep clients in their homes, since 1979.
• We provide homecare services to over 40,000 patients.
• Despite challenging economic conditions caused by COVID-19 Addus HomeCare is still hiring Home Care Aides in over 186 locations across the United States.
• Addus has implemented comprehensive safety policies based on CDC guidelines designed to promote workplace safety.
• We are providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, face masks, hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial soap to our employees.
• We are offering virtual job interviews as a safety measure against COVID-19.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Addus HomeCare is an equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Employee Wellbeing

Employee wellbeing is top priority at Addus Homecare, and we're thrilled to announce our recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index. View the full rankings here: https://www.indeed.com/employers/work-wellbeing/work-wellbeing-100-ranking.