What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Aide position at Homestead Healthcare?
Home Health Aides are needed in the Howell area.
The Home Health Aide is trained to provide personal care and related services in the home. She/he functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Registered/Supervising Nurse.
The Home Health Aide provides the following
The Home Health Aide is trained to provide personal care and related services in the home. She/he functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Registered/Supervising Nurse.
The Home Health Aide provides the following
- Applies appropriate and safe techniques in helping the patient to maintain good person hygiene
- Assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment.
- Plans and prepares nutritious meals.
- Assists the patient with ambulation. Uses safe transfer and ambulation techniques.
- Reading and recording temperature, pulse and respiration.
- Maintains basic infection control procedures.
- Recognizes emergencies with knowledge of emergency procedures.
- Assists the therapy personnel as needed with rehabilitative process. Understands normal range of motion and positioning.
- Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan.
- Attempts to promote patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest
- Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the patient and other members of the household.
- Establishes a relationship with patient and family, which transmit trust and confidentiality.
- Prepares a report of her visit on the day it is performed and incorporates it in the clinical record weekly.
- Reports any change in body functions and/or mental status in the home situation and the care or service provided to her immediate supervisor, the staff nurse, or the aide supervisor.
- Performs routine housekeeping task as related to a clean environment for the patient.
- Respect for patient’s rights, privacy and property
- Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written/verbal communication.
- Ability to perform tasks involving physical activity, which may include heavy lifting and extensive, bending and standing.
- Must be able to meet the physical demands of providing patient care, ambulating patients, transferring patients, assisting with exercise, etc.
- Must be able to transfer patients, as needed, according to proper techniques of body mechanics.
- Ability to deal effectively with stress.
- Free from health problems that may be injurious to the patient and evidence of good personal health habits.
- Has emotional and mental maturity necessary for establishing and maintained a good work relationship with patient, patient’s family and Agency personnel.
- High school graduate.
- Ability to read and write consistent with job requirements.
- Possession of certificate issued by Hospice and Homecare Foundation/National Association of Home Care OR Completion of Governing Body approved Skills Demonstration and NLN written test.
- Has reliable means of transportation.
- Good communication skills.
- Experience in-home health care or related health care field preferred.
