Hello! I’m a multiply disabled medically complex wheelchair user, artist, and medical anthropology/disability justice scholar turned dropout looking for a patient, resourceful, and trauma informed pca (someone who helps me with daily tasks i need assistance with due to my disability).
Care experience is not necessary, i will teach you what you need to know, and in some ways experience working jobs within the medical system does not transfer; this job requires a higher level of understanding consent than is required of staff in medical facilities, but this can be a great job for nursing students.
Pay is 19.50an hour funded by masshealth through tempus unlimited, number of hours is flexible/spread out between a few people
I have the sweetest esa cat who might not give you the time of day for several months but also really likes to involve herself in Anything That Involves Me and has separation anxiety
i have a lot of allergies so memory and attention to detail are important, as is a willingness to wash hands frequently.
Ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds as well as bend and stoop and reach is genuinely necessary. I’ve had multiple employees who were less vulnerable disabled people overstate their capacity in ways that harmed me.
Masks required!