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Special Needs caregiver needed for 10-year-old boy with CP
Nepean, Ontario
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Elder Care Job in Nepean, Ontario
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Looking for a part-time English female or male to care for a bright, intelligent, happy, sociable and personable 17-year old young man who is medically fragile.
The ideal candidate would have a Disability Support Worker certification with at least 5 years of relevant field experience.
The candidate must enjoy spending time with teenagers, and be creative enough to invent new games, activities and crafts as appropriate.
The client weighs 77 Lbs and has quadriplegia and severe to profound hearing loss (only mild loss when wearing hearing ). He has a tracheostomy and requires a ventilator 24 hours/day. He suffers from mild reflux. He requires a wheelchair.
The worker must have use of a car.
Candidate's Role :
- Use suctioning/cough assist machine/bagging techniques to ensure his airway remains clear.
- Execute transfers with an electric ceiling lift.
- Help implement the care plans of the various therapists on the client's case, including speech&language pathologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, communications therapists, respirologist and in-home tutor..
- Feeding via g-tube, with a small amount of supplemental oral feeding.
- Peri-care.
- Bathing in his inflatable tub placed on his hospital bed.
- Provide interactive and fun reading time.
- Perform in-bed range of motion exercises.
- Use eye-gaze-driven computers for outward communication and training/education/entertainment.
- Use blink relay to enable him to use cognitively complex computer programs.
- Use partner-assisted scanning and a digital picture book for outward communication.
- Communicate with him using English and American Sign Language.
- Help him practice his reading and writing skills, and his math skills, under the direction of a senior in-home tutor. He is assessed primarily by how he responds to yes/no questions using his eye blink.
Availability :
I pay a maximum of $32 an hour for committed senior team members who have extensive experience. This figure includes the recently granted wage enhancement from the Ontario government.
Candidates with nursing experience may expect a pay scale of between $28 and $33 per hour.
Paid training shifts are provided.
Shifts are mostly carried out at the family's home in Richmond village, just south of Kanata.
Weekday shifts are from 8A-8P. Saturday and Sunday shifts are 8A-8P.
Parent / Caregiver Contact Information
Name : Myles K Dear
Home Phone Number : 613 838 ...
Alternate Phone Number : 613 858 ...
Availability
Work schedule:
Live out
Part-time
Schedule TBD
Start ASAP
Education level
Level of education: Some university
Job details
Location of care:
In private home
Required qualifications
Access to vehicle
Background check
Drivers license
Required training
Licensed practical nurse (LPN/LVN)
Registered nurse (RN)
Services needed
Responsibilities will include:
Access to vehicle
Administer medication
Assessments
Bathing
Bowel care
Dressing & wounds
Housekeeping
Laundry
Medication/blister packs
Non-sterile simple dressings
Nursing care
Personal care
Physical therapy
Suction
Tube feeding
Languages
You can speak:
English
Sign Language ASL
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