In Home Caregiver (On-Call)

Guardian Home Care, proudly recognized as Gainesville’s Favorite Home Care Agency of 2024, is seeking a passionate and dedicated On-Call Caregiving Specialist to join our elite team. We are a high-end home care agency, and we believe that excellence starts with our caregivers. That's why we are committed to hiring only the best of the best.

This position is to ensure there is always coverage for shifts that have gone unfilled and is crucial to our commitment to providing excellent care services for our clients. This person must be available to go to shifts with little notice at any time two days a week, Saturday and Sunday. As this position is on-call the schedule can vary based on client demands. Outside of your on-call days you would be able to work shifts at an hourly rate of $18. You would also receive a weekly $25 gas stipend.

Job responsibilities include

• Respond promptly to on-call requests on designated days, ensuring immediate availability for client needs.
• Provide compassionate care and support to clients per their individual care plan.
• Maintain accurate and detailed field notes and report back to the designated supervisor.
• Attend a 15-minute staff meeting monthly to discuss field notes and pertinent updates.

The right candidate would be extremely reliable, excellent at communication, and have a love for people and caring for them.

The person would be assisting elderly or disabled adults with daily living activities at the person's home, in a daytime non-residential facility, or in a senior care community. Duties include:

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment
• Conversations, companionship, and mental stimulation
• Medication monitoring and reminders
• Preparation of meals, laundry, shopping, and household chores
• Accompanying to doctor appointments, outings, or shopping
• Driving and assisting with transportation
• Stabilizing the client when walking, as needed
• Assisting with brushing hair, make-up, filing, and polishing nails
• Picking up prescriptions, grocery, and general shopping
• Assisting with the activities of daily living (ADLs) when the patient is unable to complete an activity due to cognitive impairment, functional disability, physical health problems, or safety
• Personal Care – grooming, bathing, feeding, toileting, and incontinence care
• Assisting with personal hygiene, ambulation, eating, dressing, and shaving
• Physical transfer and mobility
• Taking and recording vital signs
• Keeping records of personal health care activities
• Observing appearance and behavioral changes and reporting to the registered nurse
• Special care for persons with Alzheimer's disease or other related disorders
• Medication management and reminders
• And more...

We serve multiple counties in Florida including, Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, and Union.

FL Clearinghouse | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

A reliable vehicle is required for this position

Fill out the application at

https://guardianhc.smartcaresoftware.com/register

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $300.00 per week

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid orientation
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Application Question(s)

• Do you have a reliable vehicle that you can drive yourself to shifts in and transport clients in when needed?
• Would you be willing to work in homes with pets and/or cigarette smokers?
• Are you able to travel surrounding towns and cities to cover shifts?
• Completely open availability for any shift Saturday and Sunday?

Education

* High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)
• Hoyer lift: 1 year (Preferred)

Language

• English (Required)
• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification

• CNA (Preferred)
• Certified Home Health Aide (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Required)

Location

* Gainesville, FL 32605 (Preferred)

Shift availability

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person