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Experienced Bedbound Client Caregiver Needed in Nashville, Tennessee
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Schedule: Day and night shifts available
Employment Opportunities: Full-time, part-time and PRN opportunities may be available
Experience: Direct experience caring for bedbound clients is required
At Helping Hearts USA LLC, we believe compassionate caregivers are the heart of everything we do. Every gentle interaction, helping hand and dependable visit can bring comfort, dignity and peace of mind to a client and their family.
We are seeking experienced, attentive and dependable caregivers to support a bedbound client in Nashville. This client requires hands-on assistance with personal care, repositioning, toileting, incontinence care, hygiene and other activities of daily living.
Both day and night shifts are available. Exact shift times, lengths and available days will depend on the client’s care plan and current scheduling needs.
The ideal caregiver will understand that caring for a bedbound client requires patience, attention to detail, physical capability and a strong commitment to protecting the client’s comfort, privacy, dignity and safety.
Required Caregiving Experience
Applicants must have direct professional experience caring for clients who are bedbound or require extensive hands-on assistance.
Applicants should be experienced with:
- Bed baths and personal hygiene
- Toileting and incontinence care
- Perineal care
- Changing protective undergarments
- Dressing and grooming
- Oral care
- Bed mobility and repositioning
- Pressure relief and comfort measures
- Changing bed linens with the client in bed
- Meal preparation and feeding assistance
- Hydration reminders and monitoring
- Skin observation
- Safe body mechanics
- Fall prevention and safety monitoring
- Supporting clients with limited or no independent mobility
- Following written care plans
- Accurately documenting completed care
Experience using a gait belt, Hoyer lift or other approved transfer equipment is strongly preferred. Caregivers may only use equipment after completing required training and receiving authorization.
Personal Care Responsibilities
The selected caregivers may be responsible for providing complete assistance with activities of daily living, including:
- Providing bed baths or other approved bathing assistance
- Assisting with personal hygiene
- Providing respectful toileting and incontinence care
- Changing protective undergarments as needed
- Completing perineal care after toileting or incontinence episodes
- Assisting with dressing and undressing
- Providing grooming, hair care and oral care
- Maintaining clean, dry and comfortable bedding
- Changing linens when soiled or according to the care plan
- Keeping the client’s immediate care area clean and organized
- Protecting the client’s privacy and dignity throughout all personal care
Caregivers must communicate respectfully, explain care before beginning and encourage the client to participate to the extent safely possible.
Repositioning and Bed Mobility
Because the client is bedbound, proper repositioning and comfort monitoring are essential parts of the assignment.
Responsibilities may include:
- Repositioning the client according to the approved care plan
- Assisting the client from side to side in bed
- Using pillows or approved positioning supports
- Helping maintain safe and comfortable body alignment
- Monitoring for redness, swelling, bruising or skin concerns
- Keeping bedding clean, dry and free from wrinkles
- Reporting pain or discomfort during movement
- Using approved body mechanics to protect both the client and caregiver
- Requesting assistance when repositioning cannot be completed safely
Caregivers must never pull, drag or reposition the client in an unsafe manner.
Any redness, skin breakdown, open area, swelling, bruising, unusual warmth, pain or other concern must be reported to the Helping Hearts office immediately and documented according to company procedures.
Transfers and Mobility Equipment
Although the client is bedbound, some assignments may require transfers or the use of approved mobility equipment according to the care plan.
Responsibilities may include:
- Assisting with bed mobility
- Helping the client move between the bed and an approved chair or wheelchair
- Using a gait belt when directed
- Assisting with safe positioning in a wheelchair
- Using a mechanical or Hoyer lift when required
- Following all one-person or two-person assistance requirements
- Checking equipment before use
- Following all transfer and fall prevention instructions
- Requesting assistance when a transfer cannot be completed safely
Caregivers must never attempt an unsafe transfer or use a Hoyer lift, mechanical lift, gait belt or other equipment without the required knowledge, training and authorization.
Meal, Hydration and Household Support
Depending on the care plan, caregivers may also be responsible for:
- Preparing appropriate meals and snacks
- Assisting with feeding when required
- Encouraging regular fluid intake
- Observing and documenting food and fluid intake
- Following dietary instructions and client preferences
- Washing dishes and cleaning the meal preparation area
- Completing light housekeeping
- Washing and folding the client’s laundry
- Changing bed linens
- Removing trash
- Organizing care supplies
- Keeping the client’s immediate environment clean and free from safety hazards
Caregivers must immediately report difficulty swallowing, coughing during meals, refusal to eat or drink, vomiting or other significant concerns.
Non-Medical Health Support
Helping Hearts provides non-medical personal support. Caregivers must remain within their authorized responsibilities and follow the client’s approved care plan.
Responsibilities may include:
- Providing medication reminders
- Assisting with approved blood glucose monitoring when included in the care plan
- Documenting readings when required
- Observing food and fluid intake
- Monitoring the client’s physical, emotional and behavioral condition
- Reporting pain, swelling, bruising, redness or skin concerns
- Reporting changes in breathing, alertness, appetite, mobility or behavior
- Following established emergency and office notification procedures
- Completing accurate electronic documentation during every shift
Caregivers must immediately contact the Helping Hearts office regarding any significant change in the client’s condition. Caregivers must not assume that another person has already reported the concern.
Day Shift Responsibilities
Day shift responsibilities may include:
- Assisting with the client’s morning routine
- Providing a bed bath and personal hygiene
- Assisting with dressing and grooming
- Providing toile