Home Health Aide -VA

Pasco Southwest Home Health•Durango, CO

54d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Join Pasco Southwest Home Health, a trusted and compassionate agency committed to life-changing home health services in the Cortez, Grand Junction, and Southern Colorado areas. As a highly skilled Home Health Caregiver, you will provide essential personal care that helps clients maintain their independence and dignity in the comfort of their own homes. This part-time, on-site role offers a fun and rewarding opportunity to grow your caregiving skills while making a positive impact every day. Applicants should have excellent customer service and communication skills, be comfortable working independently and collaborating with a team and be organized in their approach to completing works tasks accurately and on time. We believe it's an honor to care for those in need as they rehabilitate or near the end of life and we strive to care for them as if they were our own family members. The support we provide as a homecare caregiver is critical to our success as a company – clinically, culturally and financially. Come join our PASCO/SW team and help us achieve our mission to provide life-changing service. At the same time, we're confident you'll love it here and find more satisfaction in your work than ever before. We look forward to meeting you!

Requirements

Completion of appropriate training program.
Successful completion of skills competency evaluation.
Knowledge of principles and procedures of personal care and safety practices in the home care setting.
Understanding of family interactions and aging process.
Beginning knowledge of nutrition and food service.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with clients and families, staff members and the general public.
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.
Demonstrates tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
Must travel to assigned client’s individual homes to provide care.
Valid, current Colorado driver’s license and access to a reliable automobile or access to public or other reliable transportation.
Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with Organization requirements and is in good working order.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in a home health setting is preferred but not required.
Six months or more of aide experience in a home care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide essential personal care that helps clients maintain their independence and dignity in the comfort of their own homes.
Ability to observe, report and record client’s care and condition accurately.
Keep the IHSS RN/IHSS Team Lead informed of progress considerations and any pertinent information regarding the client’s care.