Best Caregiver in Birmingham
On-siteBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Perform personal care activities assisting patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, ambulation, transfers, dressing, meal preparation, and accompanying them on errands or medical appointments. Execute patient-specific tasks such as providing hospice supportive care, medication reminders, range of motion exercises, and incontinence care for bed-bound patients. Utilize lifting equipment like gait belts and Hoyer lifts while performing light housekeeping duties. This role offers weekly pay, flexible scheduling, weekend shift differentials, and health insurance benefits for full-time equivalent employees.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to perform personal care activities that assist the patient with activities of daily living
- Ability to perform personal hygiene
- Ability to perform ambulation/transfers
- Ability to dress patients
- Ability to prepare meals and snacks according to instructions
- Ability to accompany patient on errands or medical appointments
- Ability to perform light housekeeping activities
- Ability to provide hospice supportive care
- Ability to provide medication reminders
- Ability to assist with prescribed range of motion exercises
- Ability to care for bed-bound patients
- Ability to use lifting equipment such as gait belts and Hoyer lifts
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Hoyer lift
- Experience in personal care
- Experience with range of motion exercises
- Experience with light cleaning
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