Caregiver/210

Conway, AR
Part Time
4433928
Entry Level
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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