Caregiver Job Description
📍 Peotone, IL ⏱ 25 hours per week- morning shift 7 am to 12 noon 💵 $19/hour** We are urgently looking for a compassionate and reliable caregiver to assist a hospice patient in Peotone, IL. This is a part-time position for 25 hours/week, with consistent weekly scheduling. 📝 Responsibilities Include: (Based on patient’s ADL/IADL needs) Personal Care • Assistance with eating • Sponge baths • Grooming • Dressing • Transferring (wheelchair use, patient is bedridden/weak) • Continence care (pads used) Household & Routine Support • Meal preparation • Laundry • Housekeeping • Routine health needs (medications/health support as directed) • Special health needs (cerebral palsy; specific care instructions provided) Other Assistance • Help with mobility inside and outside the home • Monitoring patient when alone • Communication assistance (patient unable to speak) ⚠️ Patient Notes: • Bedridden and weak • Non-verbal • Requires close monitoring • Cerebral palsy diagnosis • Needs staff to provide routine medications & health support 👩⚕️ Ideal Candidate: • Experienced in hospice or elderly care • Patient, attentive, and dependable • Comfortable providing full hands-on care • Able to start as soon as possible