Home Health Aide (HHA)- Certified
ArchCare•City of Mount Vernon, NY
About The Position
Home Health Aides provide care to patients in their homes, assisting with activities of daily living and other tasks specified in the patient’s plan of care. They work under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.
Requirements
- Current HHA certification from a valid training program.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with bathing, including bed, bath, sponge, or shower bathing.
- Assist with care of teeth and mouth.
- Assist with grooming, including shampooing, drying, and combing hair; shaving; nail care; and prescribed skin care.
- Assist patients on and off a bedpan, commode, and toilet, and provide catheter care if needed.
- Assist patients with transfers from bed to chair or wheelchair and with ambulation.
- Prepare and serve meals and assist patients with eating.
- Assist patients with dressing and undressing.
- Perform light housekeeping, including making and changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, dishwashing, and laundry.
- Assist patients with shopping and errands.
- Maintain daily legible records as instructed and report incidents to the nurse.
- Assist with prescribed exercises taught by assigned professional staff.
- Reinforce dressings and change simple non-sterile dressings.
- Assist patients with rehabilitation equipment, such as walkers, wheelchairs, and canes.
- Measure intake and output.
- Assist with changing ostomy appliances.
- Assist with prescribed skin care.
- Accompany patients to medical appointments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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