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Do you enjoy meaningful work that makes a difference in someones day to day life?
Are you able to cover shifts at anytime throughout the day or night when unforeseen circumstances arise?
Are you flexible with your time?
Are you willing and able to come in on very short notice?
If you answered yes to all the above questions then this is the position for you. We are looking for a personal care aide for male quadriplegic in east Regina. You will be my arms and legs and assisting me to live my best life. You will be coming into my home and will be working with all the latest technology and equipment making it a safe and inviting work environment. This is a back-up role for the existing care team. Four to eight shifts/month will be required to stay familiar with job duties. (For example: Tues & Thurs from 7 P.M. to 10 P.M., Fri from 7:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.) Depending on availability more hours could arise. This position is ideal for someone who is retired or is self-employed on a part time basis.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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
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 with time
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- 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
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens
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
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
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