SYNERGY HomeCare of Bradenton has won the Employer of Choice award from The Best of Homecare every year since it opened. Our mission is to be the Employer of Choice for Care Professionals in Manatee County. We are a great place to work.
BENEFITS
Our Home Health Aides can enjoy these benefits:
A Great Pay Plan, with many opportunities to increase your hourly rate
Earn Paid Time Off for Sick, Vacation, or Personal Days
Earn Paid Holidays; get paid even when you don't work on the holiday
Earn Paid Health Care, a health care plan for our caregivers at no cost.
Available Health Care Insurance upgrades, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
Earn Paid Ongoing Training; we pay you to grow your knowledge, skills, and career
Flexible Schedule: You request your clients and your schedule hours. Work around your school, other jobs, family, and kids' commitments.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Home Health Aide, you will provide life-enriching care to seniors who need help to live safely, successfully, and independently in their own home, wherever they call home. Duties could include the following: (If you do not yet have experience in some of these areas, we will provide the training you need to succeed.)
Companionship, including transportation, meal preparation, medication and exercise reminders, recreational activities, personal assistant tasks, and pet care (i.e., walk the dog, clean the litter box, feed the pet, etc.)
Light Housekeeping, laundry, dishes, changing bed linens, bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, living room cleanup, disposing of trash, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and more.
Mobility Assistance, like fall risk prevention, wheelchair or walker assistance, exercise assistance to follow their PT plan, transfer assistance that may include lifting stand-and-pivot transfers, gait belt, transfer boards, or Hoyer or Sara lifts
Personal Care, like dressing or undressing assistance, foot care or foot soaks, skin or nail care, applying lotion, shaving assistance, sponge-bath or shower assistance, assistance with self-administered medication, bedsore prevention or positioning changes, incontinence care, toileting assistance, and monitoring health changes
Dementia Care, like brain fitness activities, conversational engagement, sensory stimulation, sundowning behavior de-escalation, wandering safety supervision, non-verbal or confusing communication, and resistance to assistance
PAY PLAN
$18 per hour base rate for shifts that are 4 hours or longer
$2 more per hour for 3-hour shifts (i.e., $20 per hour)
$5 more per hour for 2-hour shifts (i.e., $23 per hour)
$25 per hour for a 1-hour Well-Check
$30 per hour for a 1-hour Personal Care shift
Periodic bonuses for picking up short-notice shifts
QUALIFICATIONS
Home Health Aide documentation. Proof of the Florida-required training and testing by another Home Care Agency or facility. (If you do not have it, we can bring you on as an HHA in training, and we can provide the training and testing you need)
Empathy and compassion along with a strong, sincere desire to help seniors flourish and live their lives to the fullest.
Homemaker and light housekeeping skills needed to perform the duties described above.
At least 3 years of experience providing Mobility, Personal, and Dementia Care to seniors.
Ability to learn; proven ability to learn, retain, and effectively apply new knowledge and skills
Reliable Transportation and a valid driver's license; ability to pass a driving record check. Willingness to accept shifts anywhere in Manatee County
Reliability and dependability are critical. Showing up on time for your requested and assigned shifts impacts your opportunities for increased hours, pay raises, and career growth.
Basic computer and mobile app skills to effectively use a Care Management System to record your time, work accomplished, and notes during every shift
CPR/BLS Certification. You must possess a valid, current CPR Certificate
Background Screening Requirement: This position will require background screening through the Clearinghouse. For more information, please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
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