Caregiver: Malibu lady: 12 hours shifts -- day and night

Non-Vaccinated Preferred: Family Ties Home Care has open shifts for a clear-minded lady needing assistance in Malibu.  8 am to 8 pm or 8 pm to 8 am. 12-hour shifts. She walks with a walker and requires assistance throughout the day and night with standard ADLs. She is independent but "stand-by" assistance is needed.

Must have Caregiving experience, a Driver's license, and a Car.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Following a pre-set Care Plan
• Compassionate companionship
• Helping patient with daily functions, such as dressing or bathing
• Light housekeeping, such as vacuuming or laundry
• Grocery shopping and cooking meals
• Assisting patients with medication reminders
• Scheduling doctor’s appointments or other meetings and organizing transportation
• Recording and reporting to the supervisor about the patient’s status
• Teaching patient self-care skills
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Current and valid HCA/HHA certification
• Ability to lift a minimum of 35 pounds
• Strong patient service skills
• Attention to detail and ability to carefully follow protocols and rules regarding the patient's care
• Ability to address minor medical issues
• Availability to work evenings, holidays, and weekends
• Experience with housekeeping tasks, including keeping the house clean and safe for the patient to live in and doing the dishes

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to some hazards, such as bodily fluids that may contain disease.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship