Caregiver
Job details
Pay
$11 - $15 an hour
Full job description
Minimum Qualifications
One year experience in direct patient care with a home health agency, nursing home, hospital, or completion of 40 hour training course with certification
Valid Arkansas driver’s license or ID
Proof of auto liability insurance
Reliable transportation
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of personal care techniques
Ability to read, write and follow instructions
Ability to respond to individual needs
Ability to adjust to various working conditions and settings
Ability to assist with lifting and transferring adult clients safely
Ability to lift, transfer, squat, bend, stoop
Duties and Responsibilities
Caregivers help older people with meal preparation, grocery shopping, laundry and household tasks, self-administered medications, and bathing, grooming and dressing. Specific duties may include:
Assisting customer with personal grooming, including but not limited to bathing, showering, dressing, shampooing and drying/styling hair, shaving, toileting, skin care, tooth brushing and/or denture care
Transferring customer from bed to chair/wheelchair or from chair to bed
Conducting passive range of motion exercises and assisting in the exercise of joints with active range of motion exercises
Operating assistive devices and equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, lifts, mechanical beds, and assisting in the use of these devices
Changing and laundering bed linens
Assisting with meal preparation and feeding
Performing general housekeeping duties including but not limited to sweeping, vacuuming, washing dishes and taking out trash
Straightening and maintaining orderliness of client’s immediate environment
Shopping and/or running errands as needed
Observes and documents client’s status on each visit
Documents care given and any problems noted
Credentials Needed
One year experience in direct patient care with a home health agency, nursing home, hospital or completion of a 40 hour training course with certification.
Job posted for the employer by: Workforce Connections, Arkansas Department of Commerce.
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