**Overview**

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the areas only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.#bakersfieldRN

**Responsibilities**

**Position Summary:**

The In-Home Care Attendant (“Attendant”) will provide non-medical supportive in-home care services to seniors and disabled adults. Services include general house cleaning meal preparation errand assistance companion care and basic personal care needs (i.e. bathing changing dressing turning ambulation etc.). The primary focus of this position is to assist the senior/disabled client to maintain a dignified independent quality lifestyle in their own home. A secondary focus is assisting patients’ transition from the hospital to their homes on short notice and providing continuing care to them. Attendant is required to be available to work any shift at any time on any day including holidays. Attendant must have the ability to create a workplace culture that is consistent with the Dignity Health mission vision and values. This includes the ability to work well with other team members to find solutions; providing excellence in service. Attendant reports directly to the Manager of the Homemaker Care Program.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Requirements:**

+ High School Diploma/GED or 2 years equivalent work experience

+ BLS required within 30 days of hire

+ CAR INS

+ DRV LIC

**Preferred**

+ In-home care experience to a senior or disable adult

+ Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

+ Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)

+ Graduate of Mercy & Memorial Hospitals' Homemaker Care Program's Caregiver Training Class

**Desired Skills:**

Bi-lingual excellent communication and organization ability to work well with others as part of a team creative problem solver positive and enthusiastic attitude dependable reliable and accountable.

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

**Pay Range**

$23.00 - $26.93 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.