What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Aides position at Traditions Home Health Services?
Traditions Home Health Services is currently seeking compassionate, skilled, reliable, and experienced Home Health Aides to assist with our geriatric aged male VA clients who reside in Woonsocket area.
Male Home Health Aides please apply too!
Available Shifts:
These VA clients are allotted a certain number of hours per week.
Mornings: Typically, 4-hour shift 8a-12p,9a-1p, 10a-2p daily
Afternoons: Typically, 4-hour or 5-hour shifts daily
Some VA clients are allotted 3-hour per day: example 9a-12p
HHA Job Responsibilities:
- Assisting with daily living activities,
- Monitoring vital signs, facilitating daily exercises according to the client's care plan, performing range of motion exercises, and walking.
- Assisting the client with meals in accordance with the client's care plan and ensuring adequate fluid intake throughout the shift.
- Adhering to infection control protocols.
- Administering medication reminders and assisting with the application of eye drops, ointments, creams, and ear drops.
- Conducting household support such as laundry, folding, putting away clothes, changing sheets, vacuuming, washing dishes, and dusting to maintain a safe and clean home environment for the client.
- Providing transportation for outings, errands, appointments, possible ball games, movies, if needed.
- HHA would monitor and assist client with ambulation, client is a fall risk.
- Proficient in dementia care.
- Competently documenting shift activities digitally using a smartphone frequently during the shift.
- Competently documenting during the shift client's fluid intake and meals eaten
- Home Health Aide would report any concerns to the Traditions Home Health Services Office Support Team in a timely manner
