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Comfort KeepersEvansville,Indianaoffice offers a wide selection of rewarding career opportunities – part-time and full time – for people who have a heartfelt desire to help seniors and other adults live safely, independently and happily in the comfort of their own homes.
At the very heart of each Comfort Keeper operation are the Comfort Keepers – the people who bring the unique Comfort Keeper brand of caregiving to clients. There are also opportunities for people to work in and manage offices, coordinate client care, and market Comfort Keeper Services.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides personal care including oral hygiene, skin, hair and nail care, and shaving male patients
Assists with positioning patients to maintain proper body alignment and skin integrity
Assists with simple exercise programs, transfers, ambulation, and activity as directed by the Home Health Nurse
Assists patient with medications which are ordinarily self-administered
Assists patient with use of toilet facilities and durable equipment, bedpan, and commode
Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration
Assists patient to achieve maximum self-reliance through relearning and modifying activities of daily living
Plans and prepares nutritious meals, including special diets when required
Performs household tasks essential to maintain patient in a clean safe environment (changing bed linens, dusting patient's room, patient's laundry, etc)
Promotes mental alertness of patient through conversation and purposeful activity
Measures and records fluid intake and output
Promptly reports changes in the patient's condition, behavior, or appearance to the Home Health Nurse, and/or Supervisor of Patient Services
Completes appropriate records on a daily basis in accordance with Agency policy and procedure
Attends staff meeting and in-service programs as scheduled
Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED preferred
6 month's documented experience in patient care
Valid and current driver's license
Social Security Card
Auto insurance
Clean background
Certified as a home health aide by the State of Indiana
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