What are the responsibilities and job description for the HHA - Home Health Aide position at Touch of Love Home Health Care Inc?
Position Summary: A Home Health Aide, or Personal Care Aide, are professional caregivers responsible for helping patients maintain their personal health and hygiene in their place of residence.
Their duties include shopping for groceries and preparing meals, grooming patients and handling basic logistics such as paying bills or scheduling appointments.
Home Health Aides help patients in a variety of ways, which may include taking their vital signs or giving them medicine under a nurse’s direction. They must record and report this data as medically necessary. Aides also help patients with their daily functions, such as dressing or taking a bath. They can assist with planning for doctor’s appointments or other meetings and may organize transportation for them.
day to day responsibilities for a Home Health Aide may include:
- Housekeeping, such as vacuuming or doing laundry
- Cooking meals
- Grocery shopping
- Reporting to nurses about patient’s health status
- Teaching patient self-care skills
Home Health Aides can expect an average salary of $24,710 per year. However, this varies depending on how much experience a candidate has and in which state they are working. Salaries can increase as the employee gains more skills and experience.
We are hiring for several locations/counties throughout Indiana. (Geist location needed immediately)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- License reimbursement
- Paid orientation
- Paid training
- Parental leave
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
Work Location: In person
Salary : $24,710
