Caregiver
- LA CROSSE, WI, United States
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Job details
- Experience
- Change dressings. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
JOB REQUIREMENTS: We are seeking compassionate, dependable, and dedicated Caregivers to provide essential support to individuals receiving services in our state-licensed Adult Family Homes. We welcome individuals who are passionate about helping others and creating positive outcomes for those they support. (Please note, all positions include an every other weekend rotation.) Key Responsibilities Assist individuals with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, meal preparation, and medication administration and/or reminders. Provide emotional support, encouragement, and companionship. Maintain a safe, clean, and supportive living environment. Assist with mobility needs and lifting when necessary. Schedule and coordinate appointments and communicate with healthcare providers and other professionals. Support individuals with developmental disabilities in a respectful, person-centered manner. Promote independence, dignity, and quality of life for those receiving services. Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming. Bathe patients. Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care. Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert. Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets. Check patients\' pulse, temperature, and respiration. Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness. Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands. Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs. Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine. Accompany clients to doctors\' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship. Change dressings. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications Must be at least 18 years of age. Must successfully complete a Caregiver Background Check. Valid driver\'s license preferred. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Compassionate, patient, and reliable with a commitment to providing quality care. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: cclswi.org Call For Appointment: (608)433-9200
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Skills
- Medication administration
- Mentor individuals
- Patient care
- Cleaning
- Personal care
- Valid driver's licence
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills