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– Vanessa, Private Duty Nurse
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Direct Care Worker

Job Details

Requisition #:
193013

Location:
Philipsburg, PA 16866

Category:
Direct Care Worker

Salary:
Starting at $11.00 per hour

Position Details

Starting rate: $11 an hour

Qualifications:

  • 18 years of age or older required
  • Completion of High School Diploma or GED
  • Satisfactory performance on a competency evaluation and annual reevaluation
  • Must have available, reliable transportation to and from assignments
  • Completion of all health screenings
  • Satisfactory references and background screenings are obtained prior to hire

Responsibilities:

  • Helps the client to maintain good personal hygiene including bathing, grooming and dressing
  • Assists in maintaining a healthy, safe environment
  • Assist the client with meals.
  • Assists the client with transfers and ambulation with or without an assistive device
  • Provides medication reminders
  • Encourages the client to become as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan
  • Maintains client/family confidentiality at all times
  • Reports any change in client’s mental or physical condition or in the client’s home situation to the company
  • Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the client.

Functional Abilities:

  • Must be able to stoop and bend
  • Must be able to travel to prospective clients’ residences
  • Must be able to safely lift, turn and transfer clients weighing up to 40 pounds

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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Why work for Aveanna?

  • Thorough training
  • Flexible schedules
  • Electronic charting
  • Access to a clinical supervisor 24/7
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Weekly pay via multiple payment options