Careers
Caregiver work in Wilson and eastern North Carolina
Praise Homecare Inc is a non-medical home care agency licensed by the state of North Carolina, license number HC7440. We hire caregivers for one-on-one work in people’s own homes across ten counties. Read what the job asks of you, then apply on this page or call and we will talk.
The work
You are somebody’s morning, not a task list
A caregiver from Praise Homecare goes to one person’s home and helps them keep living in it. For some clients that means bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility and transfers. For others it means meals, light housekeeping and laundry, a run to the store, and an hour of conversation somebody has been waiting all day for.
Some of it is memory care, where the job is to hold a routine steady and redirect rather than correct. Some of it is a few hours of relief for a family caregiver who has not had an afternoon off in months. All of it is non-medical. Medication support is reminders only, not administration, and anything that belongs to a licensed health professional we refer out.
You do not do it alone. Every client comes with a written plan of care, so you know what the day is before you walk in, and somebody answers the office phone at three in the morning as readily as at three in the afternoon.
What North Carolina requires
The state does not count your training hours. It watches you do the work
People assume home care hiring is a background check and a handshake. In North Carolina it is not, and the rules are public, so here they are in plain language before you apply.
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Competency, demonstrated to a registered nurseSix core skills
There is no statewide clock-hour requirement for an in-home aide. What the rules require is that you show a registered nurse you can do the work, skill by skill. Six are named: mobility and transfers, bath or shower, toileting, dressing, eating, and continence. In-service hours after that are set by agency policy, not by rule, so ask us what ours are rather than guessing from another agency’s handbook.
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Two background screens, not oneBoth required by law
The first is a criminal history check under G.S. 131E-265, which applies to any position that involves entering a client’s home. If you have lived in North Carolina under five years it is a state and national check with fingerprints; five years or more and it is a state check. The request goes in within five business days of a conditional offer, and refusing to consent to it means the agency is not permitted to employ you.
The second is the one most agencies never mention. Under G.S. 131E-256(d2) every employer must access the Health Care Personnel Registry before hiring, and record that they did. Nobody with a substantiated finding on that registry can be hired. You can look yourself up on it, and so can the family you would be working for, at the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry.
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A past conviction is not an automatic bar
North Carolina does not treat a criminal record as the end of the conversation. The statute sets out factors that have to be weighed, including what the offense was, how long ago it happened and what has happened since. Tell us about it up front rather than waiting for the check to surface it. What does end an application is declining the check itself, because at that point the law makes the decision for us.
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The Nurse Aide Registry, when the plan of care calls for it
Registry listing is not a blanket requirement here, and any advert that says it is has read the rule wrong. North Carolina requires the aide to be on the Nurse Aide Registry when a client’s plan of care calls for extensive assistance. When the plan calls for limited assistance, listing is not required. So being on the registry widens the range of clients we can match you to, and not being on it does not close the door.
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A health file, before your first shift
Tuberculosis screening, hepatitis B, and bloodborne pathogen training renewed every year, all documented in your personnel file. It is routine and it is not negotiable, and we would rather you knew what the file has to hold before you start than find out halfway through your first week.
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Supervision that shows up at the houseEvery 90 days
A registered nurse assesses the client at home before services start, and the plan of care is signed before anybody works a shift. A registered nurse is available during all the hours in-home aide services are being provided, including nights, and can come out to the home. Supervisory visits happen at the home every 90 days, and once a year that visit happens while you are there working. Companion, sitter and respite work runs on a lighter cadence: contact with the client every three months and a home visit every six.
Praise Homecare Inc is licensed by the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, license HC7440, for in-home aide and for companion, sitter and respite care. That record is public and you are welcome to check it before you apply, at the state’s list of licensed home care agencies.
What we ask of you
Some of this is the same for everybody. Some of it depends on the client
We would rather tell you now than after you have filled in a form.
The same for everybody
- Consent to both background screens, and honesty about what they will show.
- Competency shown to a registered nurse across the six core skills, before you are placed.
- A complete health file, and electronic visit verification on every visit you work.
- Turning up. A client waiting to be helped out of bed cannot reschedule. If you cannot make a shift, call the office early enough that a backup caregiver can be arranged.
Varies by client and by shift
- Driving. Some clients have errands, appointments and a standing trip to the store. Those assignments need somebody who drives and has a car. Others never leave the house.
- Registry listing, which the plan of care decides. Extensive assistance requires it, limited assistance does not.
- Hands-on personal care. Bathing, toileting and transfers are the heart of some assignments and no part of others.
- Where you are willing to drive to. Wilson County is home, and care goes out to nine more counties from there.
Tell us on the application what you hold and what you are comfortable with, including anything you would rather not do. A caregiver matched to the wrong client leaves, and then a family who trusted us starts again with a stranger. Being straight about it now is worth more to everybody than a good first impression.
Hours and shifts
Schedules are built around real clients, not around a shift board
Most of our clients use somewhere between 10 and 40 hours a week. Some work is short term, such as the few weeks after a hospital stay, and some runs for years. We will tell you on the call what is actually open, in which county, and at what times.
Tell us what you can genuinely commit to, and be honest about what you cannot. A schedule you can keep every week is worth more to us, and to the client, than one that looks better on paper and falls apart in a month.
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DaysWeekday and weekend daytime
Mornings for getting up, washed and fed. Afternoons for company, errands and the hours a family cannot cover from work.
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NightsOvernight and awake shifts
Care runs 24 hours a day, so overnight work is regular work here rather than an occasional favor.
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HolidaysWeekends, holidays, around the clock
Christmas morning and the Fourth of July are shifts like any other, because a client’s needs do not take the day off.
Apply
Apply here, or call and skip the form entirely
Four steps, and you will speak to a person at every one of them.
Send the application
The form below, or call (877) 652-2907 and apply over the phone. The line is answered day and night.
We talk
Who you have cared for, what you are comfortable with, what you are not, the hours you can work, and the counties you can reach.
Offer, then the two checks
A conditional offer, then the criminal history check and the Health Care Personnel Registry check. We will tell you what each one involves rather than leaving you to guess.
Competency, then your first client
You show a registered nurse the six core skills, your health file is completed, and then you are matched to a client and handed their written plan of care.
Job Application Form
Takes about five minutesThe application form loads here as you reach it. If it has not appeared, open it directly instead. It is the same form.
Open the application formWould you rather not use an embedded form? Open the Job Application Form directly at form.jotform.com. You can also apply by phone on (877) 652-2907, or email main@praisehomecareinc.com and say you are asking about caregiver work.
Questions caregivers ask
The five questions we are asked before anybody applies
How many training hours do I need to work as an in-home aide in North Carolina?
North Carolina sets no statewide clock-hour requirement for an in-home aide. It requires competency instead. A registered nurse verifies six core skills by watching you do them: mobility and transfers, bath or shower, toileting, dressing, eating, and continence. In-service hours after that are set by agency policy rather than by rule.
Do I have to be on the Nurse Aide Registry to work for Praise Homecare?
Only for some assignments. North Carolina requires an aide to be listed on the Nurse Aide Registry when a client’s plan of care calls for extensive assistance. When the plan calls for limited assistance, registry listing is not required. Being listed widens the range of clients you can be matched to.
What background checks does a North Carolina home care agency have to run?
Two separate ones. A criminal history check under G.S. 131E-265, required for any position that involves entering a client’s home, and a Health Care Personnel Registry check under G.S. 131E-256(d2), which every employer must run before hiring. Praise Homecare Inc cannot hire anyone carrying a substantiated finding on that registry.
Does a criminal record automatically disqualify me?
No. North Carolina does not treat a conviction as an automatic bar. The statute sets out factors that have to be weighed, including the nature of the offense, how long ago it was, and the circumstances since. What does end an application is refusing to consent to the check, because the law then forbids the agency from employing you.
Do caregivers give medication?
No. In-home aides in North Carolina may assist a client with taking their own medication, and that is the boundary. Medication support here is reminders only, not administration. Anything beyond it belongs to the licensed professionals already involved in that person’s care.
When you are ready
Looking for care rather than for work?
You are in the right place too. Tell us what the week looks like for your parent and we will say what would help, in plain language. Or skip the form and call (877) 652-2907 right now, because somebody is awake.
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