Job Title: Full-Time Live-In Caregiver/Nurse for ALS Patient with Private Living Quarters
Location: Brentwood, TN
Job Type: Full-Time, Live-In
Description:
We are seeking two compassionate and dedicated caregivers or nurses to provide 12/7 care for a bedridden ALS patient. The patient is on a ventilator with a tracheostomy, uses a feeding tube, and communicates through an eye-tracking device.
About Us: We are a caring family looking for reliable caregivers to join our team in providing the best possible care for our loved one. Our home has been modified to ensure both comfort and privacy for our caregivers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide personal hygiene care, including bathing, toileting, and cleaning.
- Manage ventilation, including suctioning and tracheostomy care.
- Cleaning the area around the tracheostomy and changing the inner cannula as needed.
- Manage feeding tube, including refilling with food and water.
- Assist with medication administration through the feeding tube.
- Emptying the catheter when needed.
- Perform light exercises and range of motion activities.
- Assist in meeting and speaking with the patient's doctors and respiratory therapists occasionally.
Qualifications:
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or higher certification (LPN's Preferred).
- Familiarity with ventilators, performing suctioning, and Tracheostomy Care.
- Experience with feeding tube/medication management.
- Experience with catheters.
- Compassionate, patient, and reliable.
Accommodation:
- A fully furnished 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment within the house, shared between the two caregivers. Each caregiver will have their own bedroom, and share the full bathroom.
- The apartment includes its own kitchen, refrigerator, washer and dryer, TV, and A/C control.
- Photos of the apartment or facetime call will be provided.
Schedule:
- 12/7 care coverage, shared in half (6 or 7 hours) between two caregivers.
- Each caregiver will share the workload and provide breaks for each other.
- Holidays off to ensure caregivers can rest and spend time with their families.
- An additional paid 2-week vacation every year.
Compensation:
- $2500 per month per caregiver, paid weekly at $625.
- Room and board included, with no expenses except for personal groceries and gas.
Benefits:
- Paid time off for holidays
- Paid two-week vacation annually
- Paid housing (fully furnished apartment with no expenses except personal groceries and gas)
- Flexible schedule (shared workload between two caregivers)
- Free parking
Perks:
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Peaceful and spacious living accommodations.
- Training and orientation provided for specific patient needs.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $2,500.00 per month
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Free parking
- Paid housing
- Paid time off
Medical specialties:
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
- Ventilator: 1 year (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
Ability to Relocate:
- Brentwood, TN: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person