Home Health Aide
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Home Health Aide provides hands-on personal care and assistance to patients in their residences, supporting comfort, dignity, daily functioning, safety, independence, and quality of life. The aide assists with activities of daily living under licensed clinical staff supervision and follows individualized care plans. The role includes measuring and reporting vital signs, assisting with personal care and meals, maintaining a clean and safe environment, observing and documenting changes in patient status, following infection-control and safety procedures, and assisting with prescribed exercises as instructed by a nurse or therapist. The position offers an hourly pay range of $14.00 to $27.00, based on full-time employment and factors such as local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant, in accordance with state requirements.
- CNA experience within the last two years; if experience was more than two years ago, complete another training and competency program before providing services.
- Successfully pass the care center competency program.
- Current CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Obtain patients’ temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment.
- Assist patients with getting in and out of bed, bathing, hygiene, and toileting.
- Prepare and provide meals and/or assist patients with meals.
- Perform light homemaking and other environmental services.
- Observe, report, and document changes in patient status.
- Understand basic body functioning and report changes in patients’ body functions as indicated.
- Recognize emergency situations and implement appropriate emergency procedures according to care center policy.
- Follow care center procedures for infection prevention and control, hazardous waste handling, and safety measures.
- Follow written instructions for personal care in accordance with the plan of care.
- Assist patients with prescribed exercises as instructed by a nurse or therapist.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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