Home Health Aide

Home Instead6 months ago
Okeechobee, FL, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Join Our Compassionate Team as a Caregiver - Where Your Passion Meets Purpose!

Home Instead is looking for caring and compassionate CARE Professionals to become a part of our team and join our mission of enhancing the lives of aging adults throughout our community. Where Caregiving is Not Just a Job, it’s a Calling. Home Instead provides a variety of non-medical services that allow aging adults to remain in their home and meet the challenges of aging with dignity, care and compassion.

Benefits Of Being a Home Instead Care Professional

  • Feel valued and celebrated for your dedication.
  • Support from a team that feels like family
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Eligible for Overtime and Holiday Pay
  • Travel Reimbursement
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Personal Protective Equipment

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Companionship and conversation
  • Light housekeeping tasks and meal preparation
  • Medication and appointment reminders
  • Assistance with grooming and bathing
  • Assistance with toileting and incontinence issues
  • Alzheimer’s Care
  • Providing transportation to and from appointments and errands

Requirements To Be a Home Health Aide

  • Must be 21 years or older
  • Ability to treat and care for seniors and their property with dignity and respect
  • Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and congenial manner
  • Be a good and patient listener in a friendly and polite manner
  • Have or be willing to complete a criminal background check
  • Possess a valid FL. driver’s license and valid auto insurance
  • Clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
  • Have or be willing to obtain a current CPR Certification Card
  • HIV/Aids (If not we will train)
  • Alzheimer’s Training (If not we will train)
  • Passing scores on the HHA Written Exam and Skills Testing, provided through the office.

Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned & operated. G2M4, LLC.

By applying, you consent to Home Instead communicating with you via phone, email, and text message regarding your employment application.

This position is subject to Florida Level 2 background screening requirements through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com.

Required Skills

Toileting assistance
Alzheimer’s Care
Patient listening
Bathing assistance
Light housekeeping
Meal preparation
Effective communication
Grooming assistance
Medication reminders
Companionship
Appointment reminders
Transportation assistance