Certified Nurse Aide

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 offering a great career with a growing, innovative industry leader.

About the role

If you have a genuine passion for helping others, and you are looking for a meaningful, fulfilling career with a dynamic, values-driven organization that recognizes and supports your contribution, we invite you to join our team.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assist with routine bodily functions.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment through light housekeeping including changing bed linens, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning the kitchen and bathroom, and 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.
• Observe and report changes in the client's condition to the Agency Director or Service Coordinator.
• Turn or reposition patients who are bedridden.
• Examine the patient for bruises, blood in the urine or other injuries/wounds.

Requirements

• Completion of Certified Nursing Assistant training
• At least two years of home care experience is required
• Satisfactory background check and valid driver's license
• 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.
• Daily Pay for select positions.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, face masks, hand sanitizer, and anti-bacterial soap.
• Recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index.

Pay

$21.53 per hour with differential pay for CNAs.

Addus HomeCare has strived to keep clients in their homes since 1979. We provide home care services to over 40,000 patients and are hiring in over 186 locations across the United States. We have implemented comprehensive safety policies based on CDC guidelines to promote workplace safety and are offering virtual job interviews as a safety measure against COVID-19.