Home Health Aide

LHC Group • Jamestown, NY

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About The Position

We are hiring for a PRN Home Health Aide. At Willcare, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here. As a Home Health Aide, you can expect: opportunities to build trusted relationships as you care & connect with people of all ages flexibility for true work-life balance continuing education and tuition reimbursement career mobility and growth opportunities If you have a passion for care and want to strengthen your healthcare career, this is a great opportunity for you.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a competency evaluation.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Successful completion of a basic training program in home health aide services or an equivalent exam approved by the Department with written evidence of completion (specific to NY).
• Must be mature and able to deal effectively with the demands of a home health aide position.
• Able to read, write, and carry out directions promptly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Providing patients with in-home personal care and designated health related services to maintain the patient's physical and emotional well-being.
• Following the written plan of care, Medicare/Medicaid regulations and agency policies and procedures.
• Providing personal care and assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) including mobility transfer, walking, grooming, bathing, dressing or undressing, eating, or toileting.
• Performing incidental household services essential to the patient's health care at home that are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.
• Completing a clinical note for each visit within required timeframes, which must be incorporated into the patient's record.
• Providing care according to the aide plan of care/assignment sheet and in accordance to State Practice Act or regulations.

Benefits

• Opportunities to build trusted relationships.
• Flexibility for true work-life balance.
• Continuing education and tuition reimbursement.
• Career mobility and growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services