FirstLight Home Care is hiring: Caregiver/CNA in Nashville

Overview

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Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

Client location and schedule

Client located in Belleview Area. Schedule is Tue-Wed-Thu 7 am to 1 pm.

Job Responsibilities

• Goals & Objectives: Client mainly needs companionship. Observe and encourage her to use her walker on every transfer. Go on walks with her daily in the AM, about a mile around her neighborhood, observing her gait for unsteadiness. Assist with fastening of clothing.
• ADL's (Mobility): She is supposed to use a walker or at least get up slowly to help avoid dizziness. She walks fast and may need to be reminded to slow down on walks. Assist her on walks to observe the curbs and any uneven ground.
• Toileting: She is independent but wears Poise pads. It would be helpful to ask if she needs to go every 2 hours if she's not gone.
• Bathing/Dressing/Grooming: She dresses in matching clothes and appears very well kept. She is very high functioning, independent in showering. Offer standby assist when she wants to get a shower. She chooses her own clothes and puts them on (may need help with fastening).
• Eating: Client prepares her own meals weekly and puts them in containers for daily meals. She is a healthy eater and favors salads and vegetables. She reports no special diets. She feeds herself and cleans up the kitchen afterward. She may offer the caregiver a meal, but likes it if visitors eat with her during mealtime.
• Communication: Client has a serious hearing loss—speak loudly and clearly. She communicates well, is articulate, and can make her needs known. Reading books and watching the news are among her activities; she enjoys company and conversation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience as an in-home caregiver, CNA, or related experience with a loved one or family member
• Ability to effectively communicate through written and verbal language
• Valid Driver's License and adequate auto insurance
• Consent to criminal, elder abuse, motor vehicle and sex offender background checks
• Consent to drug and alcohol testing
• TB test

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a local franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this local office. All inquiries about employment at this location should be made directly to the franchisee, and not to the FirstLight Home Care Support Center.