What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Aide position at VitaCare Living Spooner I & Spooner II?
Job Description
Job Description
Are you an empathetic and compassionate caregiver, who takes pride in helping people lead more independent lives? Our busy home health agency is seeking an experienced home health aide to assist our case managers in implementing patient-specific care plans. You’ll give our patients companionship and help with basic medical care, light housekeeping duties, personal care, and hygiene tasks so that they are empowered to live happily at home. You must have 1-3 years of experience as an HHA or caregiver and possess excellent communication skills. If you enjoy a position that is varied and rewarding every day, we want to hear from you! Compensation :
16 - $18 hourly
Responsibilities :
- Implement ambulation methods, and assist patients in completing physical therapy and exercises as indicated in the care plan
- Provide personal care tasks such as calling doctors’ offices, scheduling appointments, and coordinating Medicare and other insurance details
- Support patients to help them complete personal hygiene tasks like bathing, grooming, toileting, shaving, dressing, etc.
- Travel with patients to health care service providers, doctors’ offices, grocery stores, or for other errands, as needed
- Supervise medications and assist patient in organizing, refilling, and taking medications, as well as meal planning and preparation
- Administer Medications : Dispense medications as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN), maintaining an annual error rate of no more than one mistake.
- Resident Response : Attend to resident call lights within 10 minutes to ensure responsive and attentive care.
- Light Housekeeping : Perform regular light housekeeping in resident rooms at least once weekly to promote a clean and comfortable living space.
- Service Charting : Accurately document all services provided without missing tasks, ensuring compliance with company standards.
- Assistance with ADLs : Support residents in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) according to each individual’s Client Service Plan, with a zero-tolerance policy for missed tasks.
Qualifications :
About Company
We believe in living with a purpose outside of ourselves. VitaCare Living Spooner I & II I is a collection of communities full of people with purpose. Our residents wake up each day with the chance to improve the world around them. Our staff work each day with people they care deeply for and have careers that foster growth, purpose, and fulfillment.
VitaCare Living Spooner I & II is an established assisted living and memory care provider with a mission to add LIFE to the years of our residents and staff. We care for over 300 residents in smaller, comfortable settings that prioritize community, dignity, and purpose.
Salary : $16 - $18