Aveanna Healthcare-posted 2 months ago
$18 - $19/Yr
South Bend, IN
5,001-10,000 employees
Ambulatory Health Care Services

The Certified Home Health Aide is responsible for providing personal care, household assistance and assistance with daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in their home while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

  • Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law
  • Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as basic first aid, reading and recording vital signs, range of motion exercises, ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devices, preparing meals according to dietary and nutritional needs, and caring for patient's special conditions and needs within scope of authorized tasks
  • Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating
  • Assist with household management, such as home safety and sanitation, infection control, general light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient
  • Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit and observing and reporting significant changes in patient's condition to the Nursing Supervisor
  • High school graduate or GED
  • Current CPR certification
  • A Home Health Aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period
  • Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures
  • Continuing Education as required by state
  • Successful completion of Nurse Aide training and competency evaluation program pursuant to the requirements of 42 CFR part 483, Subpart D (Georgia)
  • Appropriate clearing of Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Worker Registry (Illinois)
  • Successful completion of Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Programs Code (Illinois)
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