What are the responsibilities and job description for the In Home Professional Caregiver position at Right at Home Lake Norman/Charlotte?
Are you wanting to work for a team that operates like a family? Do you have a caring heart that wants to serve others?
We are welcoming personl care assistance and Caregiver looking to help improve the quality of life for our elder community to apply and become part of the Right at Home family, today. The Personal Care Assistant provides various personal care and related paraprofessional services in accordance with an established plan of care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF A PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
- Adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
- Performs work under the supervision of the Supervisor.
- Performs personal care activities contained in a written assignment by the Supervisor which includes but is not limited to, assisting the client with activities of daily living, such as :
o Personal hygiene (assisting to bathroom or in using bedpan, bathing, care of mouth, skin and hair)
o Ambulation
o Eating
o Dressing
o Shaving
o Meal Preparation
o Assisting with the change of ostomy appliances
o Reinforcement of dressings (non-sterile)
o Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living (cane, walker, wheelchair or lift device)
o Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises
o Assisting with self-administered simple urine tests for sugar acetone or albumin (Personal Care Assistant may not interpret results)
o Measuring and preparing special diets
o Measuring intake and output
o Taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure)
o Application of an external (condom-type) catheter
o Assist with application of arm sling, arm splint or leg splint
Here's Why Caregivers Like Working for Us :
Requirements :
Offering Hours : Charlotte, Lake Norman, Huntersville, and the surrounding areas.
Hours needed : 4 / 8 / 12 hour shifts available
Salary : $16
