Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a physical rehabilitation hospital in Montague Gardens. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll report in Montague Gardens. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered

• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends

• Dementia care or palliative care short course
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits

• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.