Virginia W. Care Companion in Cape Coral, FL 33914
Looking for full or part-time work as a care companion.
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First aid certification
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CPR certification
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Cape Coral, FL
12 years paid experience
Last signed in: More than 6 months
Home Care Rates $14 per hour
Virginia’s Bio
Ability Summary
● 12 years of work experience as a Nursing Aide
● Compassionate nature and loving disposition
● Excellent communication skills
● Highly skilled is assisting clients with activities of daily living
● Demonstrated ability to perform errands, prepare meals, transport
patients, and do laundry and light housekeeping
● Revive basic physical activity in many depressed clients by providing
high quality companionship and exercise assistance
● Assist clients in bathing, toileting and personal hygiene
● Coordinate with clients family and physician regarding progress and
communicate any changes in health immediately
patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves;
assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary;
ambulating, turning, and positioning patients;
providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; applying restraints.
Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight;
testing urine;
recording intake and output information.
Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials;
transporting patients;
answering patients' call lights and requests;
reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
Experience
Age Specific Experience
12 years paid experience with:
- Under 55 years old
- 55 to 64 years old
- 65 to 74 years old
- 75 to 84 years old
- Over 85 years old
Experience with providing basic care services:
- Conversation and companionship
- Safety supervision
- Meal preparation
- Medication reminders
- Social activities
- Light housekeeping
- Exercise/Physical activities
- Laundry and linen changes
- Shopping
- Mobility assistance
Experience with providing personal care services:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Feeding and special diet
- Toileting
Experience with providing individualized services:
- Medication Administration
- Medication Assistance
- Medication Management
- Grooming Guidance
- Assistance with Pets
- Meal Planning
- Nutrition Education
- Mobility Training
Experience with providing health & medical services:
- Wound Care
- Pain Management
- IV Therapy/Injections
- Diabetic Care
- Central Line Care
- Ostomy Care
Availability & Job Preferences
Availability Duration
Prefers to provide visiting care
- Short term (1 to 3 months)
- Temporary (4 to 12 months)
- Permanent (1 to 2 years)
- Permanent (2 or more years)
- On call (as needed)
Job Duration
- Willing consider either a part time or full time position
- Available to start on 7/18/2017
Availability
My availability is valid through 8/16/17
- Open (all day, everyday)
Skills & Abilities
Languages Spoken
- English
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