ACTIVELY LOOKING !!! WEEKEND CAREGIVER - DOWNTOWN AREA

Always Best Care Senior Services - San Antonio -
San Antonio, TX

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Job Details

Full-time
$14 an hour

Qualifications

Patient room cleaning
Behavioral observation
Skin care
Patient progress tracking
Vital signs
Bed making
Nail care
Caregiving documentation requirements
Toileting assistance
Hair care assistance
Patient transfer methods
Cooking
Care documentation
Dressing assistance
Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise
Assisting with ADLs
Residential housekeeping
Personal grooming assistance
Bed linen changing
Patient progress monitoring
Patient interaction
Patient incontinence care assistance
Patient medication reminders
Care plan implementation
CNA
Oral hygiene assistance
Bathing assistance
Entry level

Full Job Description

Location: Downtown Area

Schedule: Weekend - 6am -2p | 2p -10pm | 10pm - 6am

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

Job Description: We seek a compassionate, dedicated caregiver to provide personal care and support. The caregiver will assist with daily living activities such as cooking, ensuring the comfort and well-being of the individual in their care. Responsibilities include:

Duties/Responsibilities:

The caregiver shall obtain vital signs, record them, and notify the office of deviations according to standard practice.

Personal hygiene (Example: 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 (For Example: assisting patients to the toilet/commode or with bedpans and with elimination needs, helping patients in and out of bed, assisting with ambulation, and assisting with other transfers and positional needs as appropriate);
- Incidental household services are essential to patient health care. (For example, light housekeeping, straightening the room, and laundry);
- Medication reminders;
- Will understand and apply basic infection control principles and procedures. Will contact the supervisor with any concerns related to infection control.

Will follow the Plan of Care (Instruction Sheet) as instructed by the Agency's health care professional.

Will document appropriately according to the Plan of Care and submit all documentation per agency policy.

Will observe physical and gross behavioral changes in the patient's condition or family situation and report to the office.

Will follow the visit schedule and indicate changes in the schedule as appropriate.

Will promptly contact patients and the office whenever unable to visit a patient as scheduled and will give a full report concerning patient care, visit times, etc.

Will communicate appropriately with patient/family and Agency personnel.

Will attend required in-services and meetings as identified by the Agency. (Must have 12 hours of in-service per year.)

Will adhere to the Agency's Policies and Procedures.

Will perform other duties as assigned.

Will participate in Performance Improvement activities as indicated.

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