FT Caregiver
Talem Home Care - Colorado Springs
- Colorado Springs, CO
- $17.00-22.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Flexible Schedule
- Weekly pay
- Direct Deposit
- Discount Programs
- Insurance
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Warm, Friendly, Pressure-Free Environment
- Observes and maintains home environment to ensure the safety and security of the client;
- Assists with household chores including cooking, meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry;
- Assists in completing activities such as shopping and appointments outside the home;
- Provides companionship including, but not limited to, social interaction, conversation, emotional reassurance, encouragement of reading, writing, and mind-stimulating activities;
- Performs or assists the client with personal hygiene, including bathing, hair care, mouth care, and dressing, when skilled skin care, skilled transfer, or skilled dressing is not required.
- Maintains timely service records of home visits;
- Attends and participates in appropriate client care conferences, staff and education meetings, and agency committee meetings.
- Valid, current driver's license and access to a reliable automobile
- Must be at least 18yrs old
- Six months or more personal care experience in a home care setting preferred
- Able to stand, kneel, bend at knees, and squat throughout the day.
- Ability to safely assist clients in and out of a vehicle and safely lift a wheelchair or walker weighing up to 50lbs into and out of a vehicle.
- Physical ability to lift and transfer clients
- Use arms, legs, feet, hands, and fingers to assist clients with performing tasks of daily living.
- Frequently move the whole body to perform tasks such as lifting, light housekeeping, walking, and driving.
- Sitting for long periods of time
- Ability to see and hear well (naturally or with correction)