Home Care Aide jobs in Columbia, MO

Up to $1,000 sign on bonus for all new hires*

If you’re seeking a rewarding career in health care, At Home Care is the place for you! Our GREAT MANAGERS believe YOU matter and YOUR voice is heard!

We offer our At Home Care family:

• Top pay wage scale
• Flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle
• Medical, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance for full time employees
• 50% Tuition Scholarships for you and your family
• Weekly Pay and Direct Deposit
• Paid Travel 
• Home Health Aide education
• Short commute times – we try to match you to work opportunities near your home.
  

Job Purpose: The basic function of a Home Care Aide is to perform tasks such as activities of daily living, and household tasks.

Job Responsibilities:

• Planning, preparation and clean–up of meals 
• Giving bed baths or assist with shower or tub bath 
• Assist with oral care such as brushing teeth or denture care when participant is unable.
• Giving assistance to and from the bed to a wheelchair, walker or chair when a participant is weight bearing.
• Assisting the participants with ordinarily self-administered medications (open bottles, get water)
• Light housekeeping
• Laundering clothes and linens; 
• Making beds and changing sheets; 
• Shopping for essential items (e.g., groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.); 
• Advance Personal Care -Assist with Ostomy Care, assist with catheter care, perform bowel programs, administer non-injectable meds, assist with Insulin set-up and perform vital signs and weights  

Skills/Education:

• Must be 18 years of age
• A minimum of one year experience of direct patient care with either a Skilled Nursing facility or an In-Home Care Agency in preferred.
• Must also be able to help assist the patient with walking through use of a cane, walker or gait belt throughout the facility or client’s home.