Certified Nurse Aide
Other Duties
- 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.
- 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.
Qualifications
Pay & Benefits
The pay rate is now $21.53 dollars per hour with differential pay for CNAs!
Part-time Home Care Aides may qualify for healthcare benefits.
About the Role
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.
Benefits
We are providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, face masks, hand sanitizer, and anti-bacterial soap to our employees.
Company Information
Addus HomeCare has strived to keep clients in their homes, since 1979. We provide home care services to over 40,000 patients. Despite challenging economic conditions caused by COVID-19 Addus HomeCare is still hiring in over 186 locations across the United States. Addus has implemented comprehensive safety policies based on CDC guidelines designed to promote workplace safety.
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.