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ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES :
By following the Care Plan that has been completed by the Nursing Supervisor, the Home Health Aide provides assistance with the following :
- Maintaining a healthy, safe environment. Providing nutritional and environmental support.
- Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking and feeding the client.
- Positioning the client when instructed to do so.
- Assisting with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor.
- Reminding the client to take medications.
- Assisting with payment of bills ONLY when authorized to do so and it is documented on the assignment sheet.
- Doing errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
- Reporting any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and / or the nursing supervisor when necessary.
- The use of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
- Emotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client.
- Encouragement of client independence.
QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION :
- Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements with evidence of ongoing inservice education to maintain the certificate.
- Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family and agency personnel.
- Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.
A HOME HEALTH AIDE MUST :
- Get along well with others.
- Be dependable and trustworthy.
- Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
- Maintain inservice requirements as specified in State and agency regulations. Enjoy working with others.
- Be a good listener.
- Have a feeling of empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly. Be sensitive to the feelings of others.
- Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.
- Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.
- Wear an identification badge while working.
FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES :
- Able to lift, turn and transfer clients
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to stoop and bend.
- Visual / hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
- Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.
- Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.
- Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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