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Arcadia Home Care & Staffing is a national provider of home care and staffing with over 35 years of experience and dedication to enhancing the quality of life. Despite challenging economic conditions caused by COVID-19. Arcadia is still hiring Home Health Aides (HHA). Arcadia has implemented comprehensive safety policies based on CDC guidelines designed to promote workplace safety. We are providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, face masks, hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial soap to our employees.

We are offering virtual job interviews as a safety measure against COVID-19. Apply today and learn more about our current opportunities.

Duties/Responsibilities:

1) Follows all written instructions as determined by client/responsible parties within limits of the Agency's policies for homemaker as written on the service plan.

2) Provides socialization, conversation and emotional reassurance to the client.

3) Encourages and participates in reading, appropriate games, and other activities to promote well-being and stimulate the mind and the spirit.

4) Provides for safety by using the principles of health and safety in relation to self and client, as follows:

5) Provides escort services, such as accompanying the client to scheduled appointments, shopping or errands.

6) Take care of pets and water the plants.

7) Encourages and supervises the maintenance of clean and healthy environment.

8) Provides housekeeping duties such as:

9) Assists the client to achieve or maintain adequate nutrition and hydration by assisting with grocery shopping, simple meal or snack preparation.

10) Encourages/supervises appropriate personal hygiene

11) Reminds and encourages daily exercise

12) Empty urinals and bedside commodes

13) Medications: provides timely medication reminds and reports concerns to supervisor

14) Works with client and family with maturity, compassion, empathy, and confidentiality at all times

15) Notifies the office of any change in the clients status or home environment or an emergency

16) Notifies the office in a timely manner of the need for cancellation or change in coverage

17) Completes documentation promptly and legibly in the appropriate section of the client record

18) Attends all in-service training

Physical Requirements:

1) Regularly required to sit, stand and walk on variable surfaces

2) Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear

3) Occasionally required to reach beyond mid-line of body overhead/chest level

4) Occasionally use hand controls including grip using one or both hands

5) Occasionally climb ramps or stairs or use foot controls

6) Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

7) Employees are required to utilize universal safety precautions while performing their job tasks

8) Ability to lift, push, pull and carry a minimum of 50lbs

9) Ability to stoop and bending up to 2.5 hours per 8 hour shift

Education/Qualifications:

1) High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred

2) Satisfactory completion of Agency qualifying exam

3) One (1) year current experience (within past five (5) years) as a homemaker in the home healthcare setting

4) Possesses an empathetic attitude towards clients

5) Ability to read and write English

6) Successful completion of state required basic homemaker training in accordance with FAC 59A-8,0095(12)

7) Must have current HIV training and ADRD trainin

Addus (Arcadia parent company) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Employee wellbeing is top priority at Addus Homecare, and we're thrilled to announce our recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index. View the full rankings here: