Caregiver

Description

Job Responsibilities and Duties: * Provide care to unit residents in accordance with regulations, procedures, and instructions from direct supervisors, ensuring the well-being, safety, health, nutrition, personal hygiene, recreation, and leisure of the individuals under care; and follow the care plan prescribed by the medical and nursing team to maintain the resident's psycho-physiological condition through companionship and prescribed occupational and therapeutic activities. * Assist and/or provide appropriate care to residents with limitations in basic and instrumental activities of daily living, encouraging independence while respecting their autonomy; * Assist the resident/elderly person in the proper use of oral, ocular, nasal, nebulized, and topical medications, as directed by physicians; * Maintain the resident's personal hygiene and clothing, as well as the cleanliness of the resident's designated space—typically their bedroom; * Help, encourage, and perform activities of daily living—including personal and oral hygiene, feeding, mobility—supporting the elderly person’s self-sufficiency by doing things with them, not for them. * Follow diets and nutritional recommendations prescribed by dietitians; encourage and assist the resident during meals; * Support the resident’s mobility and assist them in other exercises recommended by healthcare professionals; * Keep the resident company, discuss topics of interest to them, assist with manual crafts, accompany them to medical appointments and internal unit procedures; * Support and encourage the resident’s social life according to their condition, enabling them to remain active and engaged, feel valued, preserve self-esteem, and foster communication and socialization through interaction, recreation, and leisure; * Ensure the resident’s safety by monitoring the physical environment (handrails, non-slip flooring, etc.), implemented procedures, building maintenance needs, orthotic prescriptions, and other assistive devices;" Prerequisites and Qualifications: * Completed High School; * Certified Elderly Caregiver Course (mandatory); * Experience providing care to elderly individuals in Long-Term Care Institutions (ILPIs) and/or residential settings, including experience assisting with bathing, feeding, repositioning, and bed-to-chair transfers. Minimum Educational Requirement: High School (Secondary Education) Desired Education: * High School (Secondary Education) * Transportation Allowance * Meal Voucher * Medical Assistance * Dental Assistance * On-site Meals * Life Insurance * Childcare Assistance