URGENT! Caregiver for Weekend OVERNIGHT - COMPETITIVE SALARY

Weekend Overnight Caregiver - 12-Hour Shift

Pay: $15 for CNA and $14 for Non-licensed

We are seeking dedicated individuals who are passionate about providing compassionate care and support to our clients during their overnight hours.

Responsibilities

• Obtain vital signs, record them, and notify the office of deviations according to standard practice.
• Personal hygiene: bathing, grooming, dressing, hair care, shaving, deodorant application, skin care with lotions and/or powder, foot care, and ear care. Q-tips are not to be used.
• Nail care and oral hygiene, are needed to facilitate treatment or prevent deterioration. (Nail cutting or filing will NOT be done)
• Changing bed linens and making the bed.
• Eating and maintaining adequate nutrition and fluid intake when appropriate.
• Ambulation and transfers (e.g., assisting patients to the toilet/commode or with bedpans and with elimination needs, assisting patients in and out of bed, assisting with ambulation, and assisting with other transfers and positional needs as appropriate).
• Incidental household services essential to patient health care, such as light housekeeping, straightening room, and laundry.
• Medication reminders.
• Understand and apply basic infection control principles and procedures; contact the supervisor with any concerns related to infection control.
• Follow the Plan of Care (Instruction Sheet) as instructed by the Agency's health care professional.
• Document appropriately according to the Plan of Care and submit all documentation per agency policy.
• Observe physical and gross behavioral changes in the patient's condition or family situation and report to the office.
• Follow the visit schedule and indicate changes in the schedule as appropriate.
• Promptly contact patients and the office whenever unable to visit a patient as scheduled and give a full report concerning patient care, visit times, etc.
• Communicate appropriately with patient/family and Agency personnel.
• Attend required in-services and meetings as identified by the Agency (must have 12 hours of in-service per year).
• Adhere to the Agency's Policies and Procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities as indicated.