Attendant/Adult Care Partner - Whitehouse, TX

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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Come work for a Home Health company that really does "feel like family"! Home care is personal for us and we want caring qualified applicants to join our growing family.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Our Adult Care Partners (Attendants) provide services to maintain, strengthen and safeguard the client in their own home environment. Care is provided in accordance with the specified plan for the client.  Gloves, mask and sanitizer are provided as requested. PAID WEEKLY!</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Why join At Home Healthcare?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We believe great care begins by taking care of our employees. So, we'll reward you with industry- leading pay, benefits, training, continuous development opportunities and our unique culture of support. In addition, you will:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Get Paid Weekly</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible Schedules</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Have on call support 24/7</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Join an amazing team of like-minded people</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No Vaccinations Required</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Responsibilities (will vary by client):</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Aiding with activities of daily living</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Assisting with shopping, errands & transportation</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pick up prescriptions & assist with telehealth visits</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Light Housekeeping</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meal Preparation</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Providing companionship</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Escort </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Personal Care (bathing, toileting, grooming, feeding, etc)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Follow a plan of care</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Communicate professional with families and your team</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A Day in the life of an Attendant/ Adult Care Partner  </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As an Attendant/ Adult Care Partner, you tend to the daily needs of your clients and assist in making their lives as pleasant and independently driven as possible. You do more than just assist with meals, light housekeeping, bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, running errands and escort. Yes, those tasks are important, but you also provide companionship and build strong relationships with each client that are lasting and make a difference. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some aspects of this home care position are not easily accomplished, but the reward of happy clients is worth the effort. You have come to see your clients like family and sympathize with their sorrows and rejoice in their happiness.  Seeing your clients smile from the guidance care, and compassion you show to them is PRICELESS. You will enjoy being able to make a difference in this caregiving position.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job Qualifications </strong></span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Education</span>: High school graduate/GED preferred </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Experience</span>: Six months of working as a Personal Attendant preferred but not required</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Skills</span>: Must be competent to provide personal assistance services as demonstrated by experience or testing. Must possess strong interpersonal skills, a compassionate attitude, patience, empathy, and integrity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Transportation</span>: Reliable transportation and if driving, valid and current driver’s license and auto liability insurance. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Environmental/Working Conditions</span>: Works in a home environment under various conditions and temperatures; clients might have pets; must be able to lift, transfer, and support clients who may be overweight or disabled; must be able to move about in the home, stand for prolonged periods of time. Some exposure to unpleasant weather; exposure to stressful situations related to interpersonal contact with clients and their family, as well as for meeting deadlines so must remain calm and courteous; may be exposed to infections, blood, and/or bodily fluids so will use Standard Precautions. </span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">Physical, Mental, Miscellaneous Demands</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   1.    Prolonged sitting required, with the ability to operate office equipment which may include heavy lifting, bending, and standing.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   2.    Requires the ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and courteous manner at all times.  If required to make patient visits, prolonged standing and walking required, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and move patients.  </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   3.    Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and Agency needs.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   4.    Must have and maintain valid Driver’s License, and proof of current valid auto liability insurance.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   5.    Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds continuously to move objects.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   6.    Work deals mostly with areas such as preparing and reading data and figures, records, reports, visual inspection involving small details. Although important, depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are not as critical as the ability to distinguish small details and markings very near to the observer.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   7.    Requires ability to grasp, pull, push, carry or otherwise manipulate objects; ability to perform tasks requiring action of muscles or groups of muscles and foot and/or hand-eye coordination.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   8.    Requires ability to communicate clearly and make self-understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to communicate using phone. </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   9.    Requires ability to hear and receive verbal instructions correctly, answer phones, communicate professionally with people in situations with some background noise.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   10.    Requires ability to concentrate on fine detail with frequent interruption; ability to focus attention on tasks for 10-20 minutes at a time on a continuous basis, 20-60 minutes on occasion.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   11.    Requires ability to understand and relate to specific ideas one at a time and to the concepts behind specific ideas; ability to remember verbal and written tasks/assignments from a few hours to several day periods. </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   12.    Position requires sitting approximately 60% of time standing/stooping/bending/ climbing approximately 20% of time; and walking approximately 20% of time.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   13.    Excellent computer software skills necessary to produce accurate documents and materials required.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   14.    Working knowledge of MS Office, Excel or similar software required. Proficient knowledge preferred.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   15.    Requires ability to work effectively under minimal supervision; exercise excellent, sound professional judgment and maintain confidentiality.</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">   16.    Ability to work well both independently and with others in a shared environment while maintaining a courteous and positive attitude in all situations.</span></p>

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