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Need a private-duty nurse, student nurse or experienced CNA to care for elderly lady with advanced Alzheimer’s disease in her home located in Henrico County on Monument Avenue. The minimum shifts available are 2 days (48-hours). Note: We cannot split into 12-hour shifts due to constraints by patient’s long-term care insurance. Pay is $120 per 24-hour shift, as a “live-in” nurse.* Work shifts require 2 or 3 consecutive days. Weekends may be available or partial weekends required. We pay small bonuses throughout the year for each nurse as incentive for extra efforts, and you will be paid generous overtime for the 6 major holidays, if you are asked and agree to work any of those days. *For anyone looking for an hourly job who doesn’t understand the live-in pay concept, please read carefully: Nursing agencies also hire 24-hour “live-in” cases that are paid a base fee for patients such as advanced Alzheimer’s who spend more than 70% of 24 hours sleeping or resting. We are looking for experienced caregivers who understand that the actual hours “working” equate to approximately 6-8 hours out of 24. This job is for the right “fit,” someone who understands Alzheimer’s disease, understands the patient at this stage spends more time sleeping, resting, is educated well enough to understand that you have autonomy to manage your time to get the light housework required done, and still enjoy reading, watching cable TV, relaxing, when the patient is resting or at night! If you are looking for an hourly job, this is not for you! We cannot change terms of employment, suggest that you move on to find an hourly job that better fits your needs than wasting our and your time trying to argue the point. This patient is on a small fixed income and her long-term care insurance benefits are all she has to work with, and the insurance company and all their experts have advised that we hire under this pay arrangement. This job also provides free room and board during your shift.
This job involves total charge of caring for the patient when on duty. There is plenty of time for you to do your job well and still have time to watch TV, read, or work on a hobby. This job requires a responsible and dependable person who will regularly show up on time for work, and must be mature enough to handle a live-in position with 2-3 days on the job, then 5-6 days off to allow for the other 2 nurses’ schedules. We cannot guarantee that you will never work weekends to be fair to the other nurses. We usually have a team of 3 nurses working 2-3 day shifts each month, averaging 10 days monthly. However, we may ask you to fill in an extra day or two for another nurse if they are out for any reason. Applicants MUST BE NON-SMOKERS, due to patient’s condition! Shifts begin at 4 pm in winter, daylight savings time, and 4:30 in spring/summer months to allow you to drive home in daylight.
We provide ample equipment to help make your job easier handling the patient, such as a walker, transport chair/wheelchair, recliner w/remote lift, transport tub bench, hospital bed with remote, portable color baby monitor with zoom lens and sound, bed alarm and more. The patient is 5’2” and weighs approx. 105 lbs., is still somewhat mobile with your assistance to walk.
With the disease progressing, it is vital that applicants have professional training in proper transfer methods for bathing and moving from a bed to a chair, etc., and have a firm understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. You are provided with your own bathroom, separate bedroom with cable TV, small refrigerator, and linens. You are responsible for complete care of patient when on duty, along with light cooking and meal preparation, feeding the patient, keeping her hydrated, take her to bathroom every 2 hours, and light household duties that are expected in every CNA job offered thru agencies. The patient sleeps 12-13 hours at night, usually 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 a.m. and has a healthy appetite, so you need plenty of patience feeding her. We do not approve of cell phones used for personal calls or texting while you are feeding or transferring/caring for the patient, as it is your only one-on-one time with her. You will need to keep her medication schedule in line with the other nurses’ schedules, a.m., noon, and bedtime pills. The patient spends a great part of her day resting in her recliner between meals and bathroom breaks, but must be repositioned often using the remote to avoid pressure wounds. We have had excellent care to-date and want to keep it that way! This job is for the right person, not usually advisable for someone with small children who may need your care at home or anyone who would have problems lifting and transferring a 105-lb. lady from a transport chair to her bed or toilet. We have had several nursing students who studied for their nursing exams and passed them while working for Mom, so there is plenty of “down” time to study and read, when the patient is resting during the day and at night. However, we expect you to take the job seriously, no friends or relatives allowed on the premises while you are at work (includes nights). You are welcome to take the patient for brief walks around the neighborhood (in her wheelchair) to get out in nice weather! There are sidewalks for safety and she seems to enjoy the change of environment looking at the birds, pretty flowers blooming, etc.! There is only a short step from the front door to the sidewalk, which meets up with the street sidewalk, so this is a great way to avoid feeling “shut in” on your days with the patient! Generally, you will have 2 or 3 day shifts, then will be off 5-6 days, so average 10-12 days per month working, unless another nurse is out for some reason, and we ask you to fill in extra days that month.
Please reply only if you are satisfied with the job description, shift hours and pay. The patient is completely dependent on her long-term care insurance so the pay and shifts are non-negotiable. Serious inquiries only need reply to this ad with a resume or legible .doc (not docx) or .pdf format description of your background experience and education, any related credentials, such as CNA, LPN, RN, etc. Please reply in English and use complete sentences! We cannot reply to anyone who replies using abbreviated texting or without the required information. If you cannot attach your resume, then please cut and paste it into your reply. Thank you.
We think you will enjoy working here if you are able to arrange 2-3 days to earn $240-$360 each shift. You are also provided free room & board during your shift, along with free meals, which include healthy, well-balanced meals. If you like junk or snack food and sodas, you will need to provide those for yourself and keep them in the small refrigerator in your room. The patient is generally very pleasant when everyone follows a good schedule for her good health. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you! Location: Henrico, VA Compensation: $120/day (24-hr shifts), 2-3 day shifts, paid at end of each full shift
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