HHA

Always Compassionate Home Care•Melville, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. As a Home Health Aide (HHA), you will provide essential care and support to clients in their homes, following a personalized Care Plan developed by the Nursing Supervisor. Your role is crucial in maintaining a safe and healthy environment, assisting with daily living activities, and providing emotional support to promote client independence and well-being.

Requirements

Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements.
Must have evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate.
Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family, and agency personnel.
Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.
Get along well with others.
Be dependable and trustworthy.
Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
Maintain in-service requirements as specified in State and agency regulations.
Enjoy working with others.
Be a good listener, exhibit empathy for the sick, disabled, and elderly, and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.
Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.
Wear an identification badge while working.
Able to lift, turn, and transfer clients.
Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to stoop and bend.
Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.
Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.
Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.

Responsibilities

Maintain a healthy, safe environment.
Provide nutritional and environmental support.
Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding the client.
Position the client as instructed.
Assist with physician-ordered treatments and therapies approved by the nursing supervisor.
Remind the client to take medications.
Assist with payment of bills only when authorized and documented.
Run errands when authorized.
Document daily on the Aide Charting Sheet.
Report important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or nursing supervisor.
Use medical supplies and equipment appropriately.
Provide emotional support and develop a trusting relationship with the client.
Encourage client independence.