Home Care Caregivers-Companions in Columbia/Lexington, SC and surrounding area

About the role

Live Long Well Care of Columbia/Lexington, SC is now accepting applications for Full Time and Part Time CNA/Caregiver/Home Health Aides/Companions to provide personal care and companionship for seniors. Day & Night Positions are available as well as weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living): Bathing, Dressing, Toileting, Transferring, Feeding.
• Mobility Assistance including using transfer aids (Hoyer lifts, gait belts, etc.).
• Transferring & Positioning
• Meal Preparation & Cooking
• Light Housekeeping & Laundry (to include the duties of washing dishes, cleaning the kitchen after meals, laundering clothes, bed linens, and performing other housekeeping activities normally done daily or weekly).
• Grocery Shopping/Errands/Transportation
• Working with Dementia/Alzheimer’s Clients
• Provides companionship for the patient/client while engaging in daily activities with clients
• Pet services (to include assisting clients with grooming, feeding, walking, bathing, etc.)
• Represents the company positively while creating an environment that fosters respect and courtesy for clients and other employees.
• Works within the company programs to promote safety and the well-being of all clients and employees.
• Provide general assistance and care to patients/clients to provide for a clean, safe, and orderly environment for the patient/client and family.
• Accurately and thoroughly document services provided in accordance with agency policy on day services are rendered, submitted in a timely manner.
• Immediately reports any changes in patient/client’s needs, condition, or incidents to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Listens and responds to patient/client’s needs in a sensitive and timely manner either through own initiative as appropriate, or by referral to the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduation or GED required. The candidate must have successfully completed a training program if required by state regulation or contract.
• Previous Experience: Two years’ experience in a similar position desired but not required. Two years’ experience working with the elderly desired but not required.

Skills

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently
• Ability to work with minimal or close supervision
• Must conduct all business in a professional manner and with a high level of confidentiality
• Must pass competency testing on hire and ongoing for the basics of, but not limited to: Meal preparation, housekeeping, infection control, safety in the home, proper handling of emergencies, transportation, pet walking and care.

Benefits

Live Long Well Care® offers exciting and rewarding career opportunities to match job seekers of all backgrounds and career levels at all of our various branches. Our team members play an integral role in helping our clients achieve and/or maintain their maximum level of independence in their own homes.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in this posting.