Post Surgery Care Aide (Copy)

About the role

Assisting Hands Home Care is a leading provider of in-home senior care services. We focus on "Adding Life to our Client’s Years" and provide a supportive work environment. We are a family-owned company that values its caregivers as part of the family.

Responsibilities

• Be a genuine and supportive companion
• Personal care
• Remind clients to take prescribed medication
• Assist clients with walking, mobility, and physical therapy exercises
• Accompany clients to doctor’s appointments, stores, etc.
• Plan and prepare meals
• Alzheimer/Dementia care assistance
• Perform light housekeeping

Qualifications

• Compassionate
• Enjoy caring for others
• Team player
• Reliable and strong work history
• Minimum of one-year professional experience working with seniors
• Examples: In-home care, independent/assisted living/memory care community, hospital and rehab
• Ability to pass a background check
• Current TB or chest X-ray; current CPR certification (due upon hire)
• Reliable transportation

Pay

Regular raises and other incentives are rewarded to caregivers striving for excellence.

Schedule

Dependent on assignment; shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. FLSA status: Non-exempt, hourly.