Full Time Special Care Attendant

Job Description

I believe that better care begins at home.

Compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence thats what our patients have come to expect from our clinicians. Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the nations leading provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and non-medical home care services.

Kindred at Home, and its affiliates delivers compassionate, high-quality care to patients and clients in their homes or places of residence, including non-medical personal assistance, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and palliative care. Our caregivers focus on each unique patient to deliver the appropriate care and emotional support to our patients and their families.

Our Community Care divisionis currently recruiting for a Special Care Attendant.

• Tasks may include providing assistance with house keeping, meal preparation, laundry, running errands/shopping and assistance with personal care.
• When assigned and deemed competent must perform any health-related tasks that may be delegated by a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with the agencys written policy.
• Must respect and keep confidential private client information and property
• Must be free of communicable disease or illness when reporting to work
• Must call and report to a supervisor in advance if sick or unable to be at work for any reason
• Must report client incidents/accidents to a supervisor immediately
• Must report and respond to emergencies in a calm manner, i.e., calling 911 and notifying a supervisor
• Must report to a supervisor any change in the clients health or if the client is hospitalized
• Report to a supervisor any suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation
• Report to a supervisor for any reason the client is not found to be at home, not responding to the door, or if the client leaves on vacation
• Report to a supervisor any unsafe activity or hazardous situation found at a clients home or property
• Know how to use proper body mechanics or devices in the clients home as needed for transferring or other tasks

Required Skills

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be physically capable of performing personal care tasks, as described in the tasks listed in the Capabilities Chart.
• Able to understand and carry out directions or instructions and to record notes and keep records.
• Has access to transportation.
• Must not have a criminal conviction which bars employment.
  
• Must have no adverse record or be listed in the Nurse Aide Registry or Employee Misconduct Registry or on the Office of Inspector General Medicaid Exclusion Database.
• Must have six months experience providing attendant care services.