Private Duty Caregiver

Required Knowledge of:

Knowledge of Plan of Care for assigned clients; Accord Services External Handbook policies and procedures; telephone etiquette

Required Skills:

Problem solving; communication skills; team player; interpersonal skills; good collaboration skills; customer service skills

Required Abilities:

Maintain professional demeanor and appearance at all times; ability to remain within professional boundaries; ability to recognize emergency situations; demonstrate a sense of urgency; ability to always arrive on time to assignments; clearly understand assignments and patient location; understand and follow clinical and staffing instructions; understand and demonstrate the Accord Values: Accountability, Passion, Integrity, Excellence, and Teamwork; demonstrate ability working with a diverse population; successfully pass a background and drug screen

Education

High School diploma/ GED; Certificate from an accredited training program; Listed on the State Registry or successfully obtain a passing score on a test issued by the National League of Nursing for nursing assistants

Work Experience

Healthcare experience preferred

Licensing and/or Certification

CPR certification; Current TB/Chest X-ray; Current Georgia Driver's License/ State ID

Accord Services will provide training for new hires with limited healthcare related experience.

Must be able to sit; stand; climb; walk; lift; pull/push; carry; grasp; reach; stoop and crouch; crawl; color determination; near acuity; speak; listen; smell; general intelligence; motor coordination; coordination of eyes, hands and feet; verbal intelligence; numerical intelligence; noise conditions; heat; cold; injury exposures atmospheric exposures.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.