Certified Home Health Aide(HHA)- Pediatrics Experience for School Aides - Patchogue

Always Compassionate Health•Patchogue, NY

16d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for certified Home Health Aides (HHAs) with preferred pediatrics experience, to accompany students in school. The Home Health Aide provides assistance by following a Care Plan established by the Nursing Supervisor, focusing on maintaining a healthy and safe environment, assisting with personal hygiene, mobility, feeding, and providing emotional support. The role also involves reminding clients about medications, running authorized errands, and reporting any changes in the client's condition to the agency or nursing supervisor. Use of medical supplies and equipment, and encouraging client independence are also key aspects of the position.

Requirements

Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements with evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate.
Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family, and agency personnel.
Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.
Get along well with others.
Be dependable and trustworthy.
Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
Maintain in-service requirements as specified in State and agency regulations.
Enjoy working with others.
Be a good listener, exhibit empathy for the sick, disabled, and elderly, and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.
Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.
Wear an identification badge while working.
Able to lift, turn, and transfer clients.
Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to stoop and bend.
Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.

Nice To Haves

Pediatrics experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain a healthy, safe environment, providing nutritional and environmental support.
Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding the client.
Position the client as instructed.
Assist with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor.
Remind the client to take medications.
Assist with payment of bills ONLY when authorized and documented.
Run errands when authorized and document on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
Report important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or nursing supervisor.
Use medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
Provide emotional support and develop a trusting relationship with the client.
Encourage client independence.
Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.
Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.