Benefits:

Company parties
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
Training & development

If you’re a reliable, caring and hardworking caregiver, we’d love to talk to you about joining our team of superstar caregivers. We’re looking for skilled team members with experience who will share our passion for helping seniors.

But first, please Do Not apply unless:

· You’re an experienced, reliable caregiver committed to being there for your client(s);

· Live in north county San Diego;

· Have a driver’s license and reliable transportation.

A little about us:

We’re a family-owned agency with a passion for helping seniors, focused on delivering personalized care solutions that allow our clients to maintain independence and dignity in the comfort of their own homes. Our owners both have experience with parents suffering from dementia and therefore understand the importance of providing loving and skilled care for both the individual client and their families. Our owners, one who is a registered nurse, also love mentoring our team members and making sure each caregiver feels like they’re truly part of a team working in a supportive and nurturing environment.

We offer flexible work hours and opportunities to grow professionally as we grow.

Primary Duties:
Our caregiver team members are responsible for providing companionship and personal care that improves or maintains the quality of our clients’ lives. Duties include:

Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment within the client’s home. This may include light cleaning and straightening of bathrooms, bedrooms and living areas, washing dishes and doing the laundry.
Performing personal care activities as listed in the client’s Plan of Care. These may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, and physical transfers.
Making meals and providing nutritional support.
Documenting and reporting changes in the client’s physical and mental condition.
Conducting other activities that may be deemed necessary including:

Assisting with the use of devices to aid with daily living activities including wheelchairs, walkers, or Hoyer lifts;

Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;
Coaching household routines and skills to client family members;
Measuring intake and output of fluids;
Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure;
Keeping records of personal health care activities;
Observing appearance and behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency managers.

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

Delivering medication in its previously dispensed, properly labeled container, from where it is stored to the client.
In the presence of the client, reading the label, opening the container, removing the prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the container.
Placing an oral dosage in the client's hand or placing the dosage in another container and helping the client by lifting the container to his or her mouth.
Returning the medication container to proper storage.
Keeping a record of when a client receives assistance with self-administration of medication.

Caregivers will be required to follow our infection control policies, including proper hand washing techniques consistent with CDC Guidelines. They will also need to follow all policies and procedures outlined in our Policy and Procedure Manual, Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual.

Qualifications:

Two (2) years’ experience working in client homes or a care facility is preferred.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to connect with our seniors on both a personal and professional level.

Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Compensation: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Assisting Hands Home Care prides itself on offering compassionate, dependable home care to their clients across the US. Their unparalleled reputation of quality home care covers a broad spectrum of services ranging from aging care for the elderly, post-surgery care, transitional care from a hospital or rehab, to post maternity care for those mothers who need care after the birth of their child.

Aside from the company’s mission for quality home care and passion for the value of family, one of the other reasons that Assisting Hands has provided such exceptional care to their clients is due to their high standards for hiring.

According to the company’s Vice President, Gail Stout, Assisting Hands Home Care believes that the caregivers are the face of the company. “Our agencies hire caregivers that first and foremost align with our company’s core values.” Gail went on to explain that their agencies do a complete interview process of each hiring candidate. “We look for the three most important qualities in our caregivers which is professionalism, empathy, and strong communication skills.” Additionally, the agencies do a comprehensive background screening, training and verification of skill competency. “Each AHHC agency has a robust pool of caregivers but we are always looking to hire additional caregivers that meet our guidelines and criteria for caring for our clients,” Gail said.

According to some of the agencies’ caregivers, Assisting Hands motivates their employees to give the best care possible. “They treat their caregivers with very high standards,” said Fatima L. She went on to say that the company strives to provide quality care to their clients for all their individual needs. “Because of this quality care it makes a great difference to all elderly clients and their families.”

Some of the other comments made by various Assisting Hands caregivers are “I applaud this company for the high standards and ethics that I have witnessed…” - Julie J.

“I have worked for home care companies in the past and none of them are at all like Assisting Hands Home Care. I feel like a genuinely valued employee.” Kelsey L.

“What I have experienced since working at AHHC is that the company truly cares about its clients just as well as its employees. They are always willing to help and go the extra mile to meet everyone’s needs.” LaEasha G.

Assisting Hands Home Care and their employees believe that there is value to offering dependable care and compassion to those in need which is witnessed on a daily basis by both the staff and the clients. No matter what service is being provided, from light housekeeping and making meals to helping with bathing and grooming needs, caring for others with dignity and dedication is paramount to Assisting Hands Home Care which is reflected in AHHC caregivers.

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