Caregiver - South Austin/Buda/Kyle, TX

Caregiver - South Austin | Buda | Kyle, TX

About Cambridge Caregivers

Cambridge Caregivers provides private-duty in-home care for seniors. Headquartered in Dallas with firm roots in the hill country, Cambridge is owned by Texas Longhorns and provides highly skilled, warm and attentive caregivers who care for our clients like family. We offer a range of care for our clients ranging from companionship services to care for those with highly complex needs. Our clients are located throughout Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and the surrounding areas.

About the Position

This Cambridge Caregiver position is responsible for attentive, professional, and compassionate care for our valued clients. This position is responsible for creating an environment and experience for the client and their families that is comforting and caring. This role works to actively engage with the clients on a personal level to understand and respond to their needs.

This role requires a high degree of attention to detail, the ability to manage and transfer knowledge to other caregivers on the engagement, excellent communication skills and flexibility in scheduling and tasks.

Successful caregivers exemplify initiative, client service orientation, respect for others, strong interpersonal skills, and technical excellence. This role reports to the Regional Operations Director.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensure the safety and well-being of all clients at all times. In emergency situations, follow Company procedures and client advance directives.
• Understand your own technical and physical ability to safely perform required duties as assigned.
• Utilize proper body mechanics and safety protocols in assigned duties.
• Review engagement Care Plan prior to arrival. Assist clients as required and as directed by the Care Plan.
• Always promote the maximum amount of independence from all clients. Encourage the client to do as much as possible for themselves.
• Perform light housekeeping, meal preparation and laundry as needed.
• Perform companionship duties and demonstrate supportive listening and responding.
• Remain fully awake and responsive to clients during shifts.
• Report unsafe shifts, and change in the condition of the clients’ emotional, physical, or psychological state, and workplace safety concerns to the Company immediately.