Companion & HomeMakers

Companions & Homemakers needed to provide exceptional patient care. Schedule will be flexible.

If you are committed to providing quality care, then we want you. We’re presently increasing our employee base in order to continue meeting the growing demand for our services.

Work as much or as little as you want with flexible scheduling to meet your individual needs. We have full-time and part-time home care and health care facility assignments available that may be just right for you.

Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment. Companions & Homemakers assignments may include:

• Companion & HomeMakers provide direct patient care to patient under direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC)
• Correctly assists the patient with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps for the patient, reading medication labels to the patient, checking the dose being self-administered against the prescribed dose on the container label and observing the patient takes the medication
• Consistently takes accurate temperature, pulse and blood pressure measurements and recognizes and reports abnormal results to supervisor
• Helps patient maintain good personal hygiene by performing or supervising bathing, grooming, skin care, shaving, oral care, nail/foot care and other activities
• Is able to communicate basic principles of nutrition, observe and record food and fluid intake when necessary

Client general requests:

• Light housekeeping
• Directional Care
• Transportation to appointment and errands
• Meal planning and preparation
• Home Management Tasks: laundry, meal preparation, bed making etc.
• Medication reminder

Companion & HomeMakers Qualifications:

• High school diploma (or equivalent) and active Home Health Aide (HHA) registration in Florida
• Palm Beach County ID badge
• CPR certification (Must be done in person by American Heart Associate for Healthcare)
• Current Physical & TB or Chest x-ray
• Physical and Negative TB skin
• Valid Driver’s License and auto insurance with reliable vehicle

Companion & HomeMakers may not:

• Perform any personal care or skilled nursing procedures or attend to children.
• Reconcile bank statements, or endorse checks, or use any form of the client s credit (e.g. credit or debit cards, ATM).