Caregivers Immediate Hire Weekly Pay HHA/CNA
Company: Assisting Hands of Fort Lauderdale
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: This position
provides custodial and personal care services to clients that
contract with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of
the Staffing Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care.
Education: High School Diploma/GED required Qualifications: One (1)
year experience in the home or long-term care setting is preferred.
Reports to: Staffing Coordinator Primary Duties: Maintaining a
clean, safe, and healthy environment within clients residence.
Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the
bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing
client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness
and safety for the client. The performance of all personal care
activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include
assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and
exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other
duties as assigned. Providing nutritional support as needed.
Reporting changes in the clients condition. Other activities that
are determined necessary and trained on for a specific client and
are restricted to the following: Assisting with the use of devices
for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair, walker, or hoyer
lift; Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises; Teaching
household routine and skills to well members of the family;
Measuring intake and output of fluids; Measuring and recording
temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure; Keeping records
of personal health care activities; Observing appearance and gross
behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency
supervisor. Assisting the client with the self-administration of
medication, limited to the following tasks: Taking the medication
in its previously dispensed, properly labeled container, from where
it is stored and bringing it to the client. In the presence of the
client, reading the label, opening the container, removing a
prescribed amount of medication from the container, and closing the
container. Placing an oral dosage in the client's hand or placing
the dosage in another container and helping the client by lifting
the container to his or her mouth. Returning the medication
container to proper storage. Keeping a record of when a client
receives assistance with self-administration of medication. The
caregiver may also provide the following assistance with
self-administered medication, as needed by the client: Preparing
necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the
client in the self-administration of medication; Opening and
closing the medication container or tearing the foil of prepackaged
medications; Assisting the client in the self-administration
process. Examples of such assistance include the steadying of the
arm, hand, or other parts of the client's body so as to allow the
self-administration of medication; Abides by the agencys infection
control policies, including proper hand washing techniques
consistent with CDC Guidelines. Abides by all policies and
procedures outlined in the agencys Policy and Procedure Manual,
Caregiver Handbook, and Caregiver Training Manual. Hours: Dependent
on assignment; Shifts available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and
based on availability. Assisting Hands does not guarantee hours.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly 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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