Job Description:
Caregiver needed for adult male paraplegic with upper thoracic spinal cord injury. This position is up to 39 hrs/week and may include day, evening, and weekend shifts. The wage is $13.61/hr.
Requirements:
▪️Be of legal age & eligible to work in the U.S.
▪️Have reliable transportation & driver's license
▪️Pass a background check & drug screening
▪️Possess knowledge of or be willing to learn and perform some Skilled
Nursing tasks such as:
Assist with Male Closed System Catheterization
Administer Bowel Care Program as needed
Perform Wound Care per instruction
▪️Be able to lift up 50 lbs regularly and physically maneuver the client
Responsibilities:
▪️Toileting as previously described
▪️Sponge bathe & wash hair
▪️Personal grooming, skin care, & Wound Care
▪️Bed-dress & undress
▪️Transfer client to wheelchair via Hoyer Lift and vise versa
▪️Assist client with physical repositioning
▪️Range of motion activities
▪️Administer medication
▪️Meal preparation and some feeding assistance
▪️Supervision
▪️Accompany client to & from doctor appointments
▪️Schedule appointments and transportation services