Caregiver

As a caregiver, you make an incredible impact on the lives of others. You give people the care and support they need to get the most out of life. But as a BrightStar employee you have the opportunity to experience a more rewarding career – in more ways than one. BrightStar offers LifeCare, KidCare and Staffing services for individuals, families and care facilities across the country. We staff nearly every kind of care professional in a wide range of settings, giving our employees more choice in their careers and more opportunity for growth and earning potential. We also offer a work-life balance that gives our people more flexibility in their lives. What more could you ask for? With a career at BrightStar, you can make more possible.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
 

• Provides assistance/ transportation with shopping, Dr. appts, general errands
• Assists patients with meal planning and preparation
• Cleans rooms and makes patient beds
• Answers patient's calls
• Converses with patients to provide assurance
• Assists in care and feeding of children
• Provides patient laundry and linen changes
• Light housekeeping
• Provides medication reminders

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Speak, read and write English.
• Successful candidate must submit to post offer, pre-employment physical examination/medical history check, drug screening and background check.
• May be required to submit to annual TB and rubella screening. Ability to safely lift, and physically manipulate patients.

• Hepatitis vaccination, candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
• Home environment involves possible exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following safety precautions and may include use of protective equipment.
• Considerable physical activity. Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.

• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Requires familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence as required by BrightStar and the ability to respond professionally and appropriately on behalf of BrightStar.

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS

A caregiver/sitter requires the ability to prioritize complete work on time, be detail oriented, exhibit a service orientation to clients and be team player with a positive attitude. Requires solid organizational skills, thoroughness and multi-tasking. Requires good interpersonal skills and exhibit a service orientation towards others. Must have the ability to demonstrate solid judgment about patient care. Must also demonstrate a sense of understanding and urgency for priorities. Requires the ability to appropriately troubleshoot and escalate where necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Successful candidate must submit to post offer, pre-employment physical examination/medical history check, drug screening and background check.