Are You Experiencing These Indicators It’s Time For a New Role In a Rewarding Profession?
If you find that you’re tired of the same old jobs in your town, and you want to be part of something with meaning, private duty care might be right for you.
Sometimes called personal care service, private duty care is one-on-one caregiving that helps keep a client safe and healthy where they live. Private duty care can help a client avoid moving to a more advanced care environment, so they can live where they feel most comfortable and happy.
What Do Private Duty Caregivers Do?
Private duty caregivers improve a client’s quality of life and offer respite care for family caregivers who need rest or time to prioritize other responsibilities.
Daily tasks can include:
- Providing companionship.
- Dressing, bathing, and other hygiene needs.
- Preparing nutritious meals.
- Meal planning and grocery shopping.
- Running errands, including attending doctor appointments.
- Light housekeeping to help keep your client safe, clean, and healthy.
- Giving timely reminders to help your client stay on track with daily responsibilities.
- And more.
If you like the sound of this type of role, keep reading to learn if it’s time to change careers and join this growing, important field.
You’re Seeking a Rewarding Role Where What You Do Matters
After years spent not understanding how what you do at work every day contributes to society or having all your hard work benefit a faceless major corporation, you’re probably looking for a role where you can make a difference.
Private duty caregivers see how what they do every day contributes positively to multiple lives. In private duty care, you’re not only helping your client, but you’re also helping your client’s family.
When your client has a great day, you know it’s because you helped make it possible. When your client avoids a hospital stay due to dehydration because you help monitor fluid intake and prepare nutritious meals, you’ll experience firsthand the value of your work.
You’re a Natural Caregiver At Home, So Private Duty Makes Sense
Some people are born with a gift of caregiving. Mom-or-dad-of-the-year types, nurturing aunties, and even the “parent-friend” of your gal pals make fantastic private duty caregivers because they can anticipate people’s needs, respond to them appropriately, and ensure everyone feels safe and cared for.
If you play the role of one of these kinds of people, then you’ll likely shine in private duty care. Your clients will respond positively to your authentic, kind nature.
You Want to Do Something That Benefits Your Community
If a sense of community is important to you, and you don’t love the idea of traveling far from home to a big office, then private duty caregiving could be a great fit.
Private duty caregivers work in the same communities where they live. People in these communities need help with tasks of daily living, companionship, and errands, so you can earn a living doing something important in your own town.
People Have Told You That You’d Be a Great Private Duty Caregiver
If your former coworkers, friends, or family members have noticed your compassionate nature and drive to help, they’ve probably suggested you take on a role in caregiving of some sort. If you’re well past college age, or if you simply have too many responsibilities to head back to school for a degree in nursing, then working in private duty care could be for you.
With no special certifications required prior to hire, including no college degrees, you can do a job you love without investing your life savings. Many private duty care agencies, like Phoenix Home Care & Hospice, provide paid training to help you develop specific skills for the role, including basic first aid and CPR.
You’re Looking For Flexibility
If strict and stringent 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. jobs don’t fit your lifestyle, becoming a private duty home caregiver may mesh better with your schedule or working style.
As a private duty caregiver, you’ll create your own work schedule and receive a short list of assigned clients to visit each day. These clients’ needs align with your availability.
By making your own schedule, you can ensure you’re free for child drop-off or pick-up from school, attending your personal appointments, and enjoying the work-life balance you’ve always wanted.
Apply Online For a Private Duty Care Role In Missouri and Kansas
Phoenix Home Care & Hospice is hiring private duty home caregivers in communities across Missouri and Kansas. If you live in or near the communities we serve, we want to hear from you! To get started, fill out our short online application.
