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We have one full time and two part time positions to fill for a dependable, compassionate, detail orientated personal care attendants who are happy to assist two adult male quadriplegics. Shifts include morning, afternoon, evening and overnight. This is a home setting. Experience is an asset but not a requirement and I am willing to train.
Duties:
Assisting with exercise and range of motion.
Assist with dressing and undressing.
Transfer, using ceiling track, between bed, wheelchair and commode.
Positioning in bed.
Help with shower, brushing teeth and brushing hair.
Getting clothes out for the next day
Assist with self catheterization.
Bowel care.
Meal preparation.
Clean and tidy up after performing other duties.
Other personal care & light duties as directed.
Be respectful of the client and the households.
Occasional traveling away from home.
Assisting in the community
Skill/Knowledge/Physical Requirements
1.Caring, detail orientated person
2.Confidential
3.Tidy
4.Takes direction well
5.Able to prepare basic meals
6.Physically fit and capable of assisting a man move
7.Previous experience as a personal care attendant an asset.
8.Vehicle & Drivers License
9.Flexible
Time Reporting
Hours worked will be recorded at the end of each shift
Notification of Absences
1.A minimum of 2 months notification is required for vacations
2.If you are sick & unable to work you must call as soon as possible
Email your resume by June 1, 2015 to apply and include all supportive information such as references etc. Email your resume to care4one@sasktel.net
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Serve meal trays and feed patients
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Maintain inventory of supplies
Specific Skills
- Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Supervise patients' exercise routines
- Lift, turn or massage patients
- Bathe, dress and groom patients
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)