Skilled Caregiver

Are you a Skilled Caregiver, CNA or GNA with prior experience working with Alzheimer and dementia clients? We want you to join our Comfort Keepers family!

Comfort Keepers is seeking a Skilled Caregiver, CNA or GNA who has experience caring for Alzheimer's and dementia clients. This position is located in Clinton, MD and requires part-time availability every Monday and Wednesday. CNAs and/or GNAs are preferred.

At Comfort Keepers, our caregivers do more than keep seniors company and provide a helping hand, they provide in home care that truly elevates the human spirit and enhances quality of life. When you become a part of the Comfort Keepers family, you are encouraged to form friendships and create lasting bonds with senior clients and their family members, creating a rewarding experience for everyone involved.

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Continuing Education Plan
• Paid Training and In-services
• Comfort Keeper Paid Referral Program
• Direct Deposit
• Holiday Premium Pay          

Skilled Caregiver Responsibilities:

• Provide companionship to client
• Prepare and serve meals and/or snacks
• Provide grooming and dressing guidance
• Provide light housekeeping
• Provide laundry and linen service to include washing, ironing and folding clothes
• Provide shopping service to client to include grocery and clothes shopping
• Assist client with organizing incoming mail
• Provide incidental transportation for client which includes visits to doctor appointments, friends, family members, or stores
• Provide assistance and planning of client’s recreational activities and events
• May remind client of medications
• Record and report changes in the client’s physical condition, behavior or appearance
• Document services delivered in accordance with agency policies and procedures

Skilled Caregiver Qualifications:

• Must have prior experience caring for Alzheimer and dementia clients. 
• Excellent business and personal references. 
• Reliable transportation for potential client errands and appointment trips as needed. 
• Genuinely concerned about helping people. 
• High morale standards of honesty and integrity. 
• Satisfactorily complete Comfort Keepers training and orientation program.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification.
• Lifting only up to 25 pounds is permitted and may be required.

Applicant must be bondable and pass the minimum qualifications for each of the following background checks: Criminal Background Investigation, Motor Vehicle Driving Record, Credit History and business and personal references and give permission to submit to random drug and alcohol testing.

May provide any additional duties that the Caregiver has been trained in and is determined to be competent in, as long as those duties fall within the Maryland licensing regulations for Personal Assistance Services. Contact with blood or other body fluids may pose a risk for exposure to blood borne pathogens. 
 

Company Description:

Comfort Keepers of West Chesapeake, MD offers a variety of customized senior home care services to meet the unique needs of elderly parents or loved ones. Every client has unique care needs and situations, so Comfort Keepers of West Chesapeake, MD offers a full range of senior home care services, personal and companion care assistance to provide seniors with the right amount of support for independent living at home. Interactive Caregiving is our model to engage and assist our clients to lead the best possible lives and to support family members with quality care that is both professional and compassionate.  Becoming a Comfort Keeper signifies your commitment to professional excellence, and we offer paid training and an array of continuing education credit opportunities you can choose to complete and maintain your CNA license requirements. 

This position is located at our Dunkirk Office, located at 10351 Southern Maryland Blvd #201, Dunkirk, MD20754.

Our office serves the surrounding areas St. Mary’s, Calvert, Charles, Lower Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. Current openings include client assignments in the Upper Marlboro, North Beach, Hollywood, and Bowie, MD areas for a variety of days and hours for someone with the right background and experience.

Learn more here: https://www.comfortkeepers.com/offices/maryland/dunkirk/careers