In-Home Personal Care Attendant/Assistant Wanted (Downtown Area)

In-Home Personal Care Attendant/Assistant Wanted (Downtown Area) Weekend mornings, less than 2 hours each day, close to Campus

I prefer an Applicant who is working toward a degree in medicine, _OR_ who already is a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) _OR_ has a number of recent and/or current job references of a similar nature to provide care for a 50 year old, male quadriplegic. Must be reliable and have reliable transportation.

For potential Applicants who are not yet in a medical field, experience such as this can be a benefit when applying for nursing school, PT or OT schools, or for other medical degree programs.

Help needed Weekend mornings to assist getting a male with a disability (spinal cord injury, paralysis) out of bed regularly for an ongoing period of time, including through the summer.  The times are short but pay can be useful to help supplement your normal income.

Total time for the morning position is less than 2 hrs per morning once the routine is learned. It usually takes 2 hrs to finish as we're just getting started and getting to know how each other work and gets faster from then on.  I'd like to find someone who can start near 8 or 8:30am weekend mornings.

I'm near 50 yrs old, been married 20+ yrs, and have had my disability since an accident in my teens. I'm very easy going, college educated, and like to talk & joke around. I tend to get along with almost anybody. Most assistants/aides tend to stay several years. I'm in the downtown Tucson area, 10 minutes from UA, St. Mary's Hospital & VA Hospital.

We don't smoke and prefer a non-smoker (though not a deal-breaker). We do have 2 dogs who are very friendly once they know somebody.

Primary morning needs are:
* bathing (in bed),
* dressing,
* disconnecting/reconnecting catheter (*NOT* changing a catheter itself)
* full-assist pivot transfer from bed to a wheelchair, (not difficult as I am not heavy)
* adjusting clothes and repositioning person in wheelchair for comfort & safety,
* hair washed in sink, and
* some very basic breakfast preparation

If interested please Reply to ad by email santeet@cox.net or call me at 882-6679. Please have a few recent similar job-related references you can send by email if we do talk by phone.

compensation: Will discuss -- varies with experience/time
employment type: part-time
Location: between Broadway & 22nd St. near S. 4th Ave.