Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home) – Fixed-Term

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a private medical ward in Paarl. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a private medical ward on the Paarl side of Western Cape.

• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores

• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent

• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• Dementia care or palliative care short course

• Uniform supplied
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• 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.