Why work for WesleyLife At Home?
WesleyLife At Home provides integrated solutions to support the health and well-being of older adults wherever they call home. We bring the convenience of quality, compassionate care to the safety and comfort of client homes. Our service lines include Home Health, Hospice, In-Home Services, Meals on Wheels, Public Health, and Wesley Wheels.
We’re proud to offer flexible schedules that help our team members achieve a healthy work/life balance. We also offer competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, clear job responsibilities, opportunities for advancement, and a positive, friendly working environment.
If you’re ready for a job that will enhance your sense of purpose and meaning in your life, we would love to welcome you to WesleyLife At Home!
As the Home Care Aide Coordinator for In-Home Services, you will be responsible for:
- Traveling to client homes to provide care according to each client’s care plan.
- Performing/assisting clients with bathing in bed, tub, or shower as appropriate; dressing; transfers including use of Hoyer lifts; ambulation; a range of motion exercises; oral hygiene; toilet needs; non-sterile dressing changes; and other miscellaneous activities of daily living (ADL).
- Performing light housekeeping duties including vacuuming; mopping floors; dusting; changing bed linens; washing dishes; and washing, drying, and folding laundry.
- Shopping for groceries or essential personal articles.
- Training new home care aides to perform cares according to the WesleyLife Way. Identifying and training home care aide mentors and assigning job shadows. Ensuring aides are properly trained or retrained as appropriate.
- Maintaining contact with home care aides, especially in the first 90 days, to ensure team members have the information and resources needed to be successful.
- Making recommendations to improve team member and onboarding experience, retention, and recognition strategies.
Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license
- Current auto insurance
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to professionally interact with team members at all levels of the organization with diplomacy and professionalism
- Proven ability to speak, read, write, and understand the English language
- Ability to work independently without direct on-site supervision
- Over 18 years old
- Completion of the 75-hour nursing assistant certification from an accredited training body or the 60-hour home care aide certification training as approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health is preferred
- Previous full-time work experience as a caregiver to older adults required
- Previous full-time work experience training adults to perform tasks preferred