Home Health Aide
UnitedHealth Group•Hampton, VA
•$13 - $20•Onsite
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services to help people receive care at home. The Per Diem Home Health Aide provides hands-on personal care and assistance to patients in their residences, supporting comfort, dignity, and daily functioning. The aide assists with activities of daily living under the supervision of licensed clinical staff and follows individualized care plans to promote patient safety, independence, and quality of life.
Requirements
- Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant, as required by state certification or registration requirements.
- CNA experience within the last two years. If experience was more than two years ago, must complete another training and competency program before providing services.
- Must successfully pass the care center’s competency program.
- Current CPR certification.
- Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
Responsibilities
- Obtains patients’ temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and healthy environment.
- Assists patients with getting in and out of bed, bathing, hygiene, and toileting.
- Prepares and provides meals and/or assists patients with meals.
- Performs light homemaking and other environmental services.
- Observes, reports, and documents changes in patient status.
- Understands basic elements of body functioning and reports changes in patients’ body functions as indicated.
- Recognizes emergency situations and implements appropriate emergency procedures per care center policy.
- Follows care center procedures for infection prevention and control, hazardous waste handling, and safety measures.
- Follows specific written personal-care instructions in accordance with the plan of care.
- Assists patients with prescribed exercises as instructed by a nurse or therapist.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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