What are the responsibilities and job description for the Experience with Spinal Cord Injuries Preferred position at FirstLight Home Care?
Benefits:
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Pay: $18-20
FirstLight Home Care is seeking a dependable, compassionate, and patient caregiver to provide in-home support for an adult female client living with quadriplegia due to a spinal cord injury at the C6-C7 level.
Our client is very independent, enjoys cooking for her family, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and staying engaged in her daily routines. We are looking for a caregiver who can provide hands-on assistance while encouraging and supporting her independence.
Client Diagnoses
Personal Care & Mobility Support
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a local franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this local office. All inquiries about employment at this location should be made directly to the franchisee, and not to the FirstLight Home Care Support Center.
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Pay: $18-20
FirstLight Home Care is seeking a dependable, compassionate, and patient caregiver to provide in-home support for an adult female client living with quadriplegia due to a spinal cord injury at the C6-C7 level.
Our client is very independent, enjoys cooking for her family, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and staying engaged in her daily routines. We are looking for a caregiver who can provide hands-on assistance while encouraging and supporting her independence.
Client Diagnoses
- Quadriplegia due to spinal cord injury (C6-C7)
- Bowel and bladder incontinence requiring catheter management
- Contractures of both hands
Personal Care & Mobility Support
- Gather and prepare bathing supplies
- Assist with dressing and undressing from the waist down
- Provide shower assistance each shift
- Observe for safety during slide board transfers and assist as needed
- Assist with drying and redressing after bathing
- Change urine collection bags after showers
- Assist with flushing catheter tubing and changing catheter bags as needed
- Assist with light laundry
- Prepare meals and snacks
- Assist with chopping, dicing, and opening food packages and containers
- Wash dishes each shift
- Encourage hydration throughout the day
- Assist with watering outdoor plants
- Take garbage to the road on Tuesday evenings
- Accompany client on errands when needed
- Experience working with spinal cord injuries preferred
- Experience with quadriplegic clients is a plus
- Comfortable assisting with catheter care and personal care tasks
- Experience with slide board transfers preferred
- Dependable, compassionate, and patient
- Able to encourage independence while providing support when needed
- Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license required
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a local franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this local office. All inquiries about employment at this location should be made directly to the franchisee, and not to the FirstLight Home Care Support Center.
Salary : $18 - $20