Responsibilities

Working under routine supervision, performs various patient care activities in meeting personal needs of, pediatric, adult and geriatric Home Health and Hospice patients in their homes and assists patients and families in achieving safe and sanitary physical comfort. Services that are provided are ordered by the physician, included in the plan of care, permitted under state law, and are consistent with the aides training. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provision of hands on personal care
• Performance of simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing
• Assistance in ambulation or exercise
• Assistance in administering medications ordinarily self administered (passive role)

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Home Health Aide registered in the state of Indiana with hospice competency testing; previous Home Health and Hospice experience preferred; continuing employment is contingent upon maintaining 12 hours of annual continuing education.

Required:

• Current driver's license and own transportation
• Ability to use computer, read, write, and do basic mathematics
• Ability to understand needs of adult and geriatric patient population and meet those needs
• Ability to evaluate patient situations and make appropriate decisions regarding need to contact RN
• Maintain AHA BLS