Certified Home Health Aide For Home Health Visits

Obran Cooperative • Pleasanton, CA

79d • $40 - $50

About The Position

Apollo is recruiting for a Certified Home Health Aide to join our Home Healthcare Team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing quality home health visits to our patients in the comfort of their home. You will be joining a team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of care to our patients. The home health aide is a paraprofessional member of the home care team who works under the supervision of a registered nurse or therapist and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient's needs. The home health aide is responsible for observing patients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed. The home health aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient's care.

Requirements

• Meets the training requirements and successfully completed a training and competency evaluation program.
• Shows proof of registration on the Home Care Aide Registry through the Department of Social Services, Home Care Services Bureau, preferred.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
• Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Ability to travel to different patients' homes.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a home health setting is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Providing hands-on personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen, assisting patients with dressing and undressing, skin care to prevent breakdown, assisting the patient with toileting activities, keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, planning and preparing nutritious meals, assisting in feeding the patient, taking and recording temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure, assisting in ambulation and exercise, performing range of motion and other simple procedures, assisting patients in self-administration of medication, doing the patient's laundry, meeting safety needs of patients, reporting on the patient's condition and significant changes, adhering to documentation and care procedures.
• Observing patients and reporting observations to the assigned nurse.
• Documenting care performed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule
• Short- and long-term disability
• Personal enrichment resources
• Financial budgeting resources
• Optional participation in the Obran Cooperative board and committees
• Participation in profit-sharing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: No Education Listed