Are You A Caregiver or CNA with Ninja Skills?

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits :

• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Description : This position provides personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of the Care Manager. Assisting Hands of Carlsbad is a boutique home care organization with an awesome staff that believes in caregiver training and coaching.

Education : High School Diploma / GED required; CNA preferred

Qualifications : One (1) year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.

Reports to : Care Manager

Primary Duties :

Assisting the client with the self-administration of medication, limited to the following tasks :

Taking the medication in its previously dispensed, properly labeled container, from where it is stored and bringing it to the client.

In the presence of the client, reading the label, opening the container, removing a prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the container.

Returning the medication container to proper storage.

Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.

The caregiver may also provide the following assistance with self-administered medication, as needed by the client :

Hours : Dependent on assignment; Shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.

FLSA Status : Non-exempt, hourly