November 7, 2024

Always Best Care Senior Services - San Antonio

San Antonio

PART TIME

Urgent! Weekend Caregiver! Competitive Salary

Job Description:
We seek a compassionate and reliable caregiver to join our team specifically for weekend shifts. As a weekend caregiver, you will be crucial in providing essential care and support to needy individuals on Saturdays and Sundays.
ONE DAY HIRING PROCESS!
Location: Fair Oaks
Schedule: Weekend 12-hr shift
Pay: $15 for CNA and $14 for Non-licensed
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, assisting 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 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.