PCA/CNA Caregiver (Cabot, AR)

CareLink; Arkansas; On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

CareLink in Cabot, AR is seeking a PCA/CNA Caregiver to join our team. The role involves direct patient care in home health, nursing homes, or hospitals, with a 40-hour training option or one year of experience. Candidates must have reliable transportation and proof of auto liability insurance.

Responsibilities include assisting with grooming, transfers, range-of-motion exercises, operating mobility devices, meal prep, and light housekeeping. Documentation of care and status is required.

Qualifications

• One year direct patient care experience or completion of 40-hour training with certification.
• Proof of auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.
• Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal grooming, including bathing, dressing, and toileting.
• Transfer client from bed to chair/wheelchair or chair to bed.
• Conduct passive and active range of motion exercises when needed.
• Operate mobility devices (wheelchairs, walkers, lifts, beds) and assist in their use.
• Perform housekeeping tasks and meal preparation.
• Observe and document client status during visits and report concerns.
• Document care provided and any problems noted.

Skills

Care techniques

Literacy

Individual needs

Adaptability

Lifting/Transferring

Mobility tasks

Job description

We're looking for a PCA/CNA Caregiver (Cabot, AR) to join our team.

• One year experience in direct patient care with a home health agency, nursing home, hospital, or completion of 40 hour training course with certification
• Proof of auto liability insurance
• Reliable transportation

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of personal care techniques
• Ability to read, write and follow instructions
• Ability to respond to individual needs
• Ability to adjust to various working conditions and settings
• Ability to assist with lifting and transferring adult clients safely
• Ability to lift, transfer, squat, bend, stoop

Duties and Responsibilities

• Caregivers help older people with meal preparation, grocery shopping, laundry and household tasks, self-administered medications, and bathing, grooming and dressing. Specific duties may include:
• Assisting customer with personal grooming, including but not limited to bathing, showering, dressing, shampooing and drying/styling hair, shaving, toileting, skin care, tooth brushing and/or denture care
• Transferring customer from bed to chair/wheelchair or from chair to bed
• Conducting passive range of motion exercises and assisting in the exercise of joints with active range of motion exercises
• Operating assistive devices and equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, lifts, mechanical beds, and assisting in the use of these devices
• Changing and laundering bed linens
• Assisting with meal preparation and feeding
• Performing general housekeeping duties including but not limited to sweeping, vacuuming, washing dishes and taking out trash
• Straightening and maintaining orderliness of client’s immediate environment
• Shopping and/or running errands as needed
• Observes and documents client’s status on each visit
• Documents care given and any problems noted

Additional Information

Applicants must satisfy other criteria, such as background checks, employment verification, etc., before becoming qualified candidates for employment.

Pay: $11.00-$15.00 Per Hour

CareLink does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.