What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Care Worker position at Lovey Sweet Home Care Services LLC?
Providing comprehensive personal care to a client that is quadriplegic at their home.
- Assisting with bathing, showering, and hygiene practices.
- Dressing and undressing clients, including use of adaptive clothing.
- Providing toileting assistance, including catheter care if needed.
- Performing skin checks and pressure sore prevention measures.
- Offering companionship and emotional support.
- Safely transferring clients using appropriate lifting techniques and assistive devices (wheelchair, hoyer lift).
- Positioning clients in bed or wheelchair to prevent discomfort and complications.
- Assisting with range of motion exercises as directed by therapy
- Preparing meals according to dietary restrictions and preferences.
- Assisting with feeding, including adaptive feeding techniques if needed
- Monitoring vital signs and reporting any changes to healthcare providers
- Administering medications as prescribed
- Maintaining medical equipment and supplies
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $12.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Every weekend
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Personal care home: 2 years (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Wyoming, PA 18644 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $12