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Weekend Caregiver Position in Richmond VA

Senior Helpers

  • Mechanicsville, Virginia
  • 30+ days ago
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    Skills

    • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)unmatched
    • Cook Dishesunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Dementiaunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Documentation Planunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Home Careunmatched
    • Home Economicsunmatched
    • Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
    • Laundryunmatched
    • Lift/Move 40 Poundsunmatched
    • Meal Plansunmatched
    • Medicationsunmatched
    • Nursing Credentialsunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Personal Careunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Treatment Planunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched

    Description

    Benefits:
    • Competitive salary
    • Training & development
    • Flexible schedule
    • Health insurance
    • Opportunity for advancement
    • Dental insurance
    • Vision insurance
    $250 SIGNING BONUS WITH ANOTHER $250 AFTER 100HRS WORKED!!!

    Caregiver Needed – PCA, CNA, Nurse Aide Required

    Do you enjoy helping others? Looking for a flexible weekend position? Senior Helpers is currently seeking professional, caring, and reliable caregivers to support our senior clients on weekends. Responsibilities include assisting with daily ADLs, running errands, providing transportation to doctor’s appointments, and offering meaningful companionship while families are away. If you have a heart for caregiving, we’d love for you to apply!


    Primary Responsibilities

    • Companionship and conversation
    • Personal Care (assisting with bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, feeding)
    • Light Housekeeping/Household Management (incl. laundry and linen changing)
    • Apparel selection (i.e. laying out clothes)
    • Meal planning and preparation
    • Medication reminders
    • Mobility support (standby assist, transfer, hoyer lift)
    • Transportation using own or client’s vehicle
    • Helping family members learn safe care techniques
    • Tolerance to pets (dogs and/or cats)
    • Lift 40lbs or less. 

    Qualifications

    • Ability to treat clients with dignity and respect
    • Ability to read, write, and speak English at an average adult level and interpret the Plan of Care Document provided by Senior Helpers
    • Ability to drive is required
    • Have a valid Patient Care Assistant/Aide (PCA) certificate or Certified Nurse Aide state issued license (will be verified)
    • Ability to get to work using reliable transportation
    • Valid US issued driver’s license with no serious driving violations
    • Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations
    • Pass a criminal background check prior to employment with Senior Helpers
    • Pass a drug screening test 
    • Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care, a plus, but not required
    • Must be able to be reached via phone, text, or email for shift schedules, client updates and/or emergencies
     

    Competitive pay


    Minimum shifts are 4 hours

     
    Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour




    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMechanicsville, Virginia
    IndustryHealthcare Services
    Company Size500 to 999 employees

    About Company

    Welcome to Senior Helpers, Leading Senior Home Care Providers! Senior Helpers is pleased to be the first in-home care provider to develop and implement a comprehensive training program to instruct our caregivers on how best to help clients and families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We are proud to have been the first in the industry to partner with renowned occupational therapist and Alzheimer’s expert Teepa Snow and her Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC) on the development of our Senior Gems program. Teepa has over 30 years of experience as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. Our partnership with Teepa over the years has enabled us to expand our range of care and become one of the nation’s leading senior health care providers.

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