In-Home Aide II SOURCE

PruittHealth • Burnsville, NC

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About The Position

Provide or assist with appropriate activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, shampooing, skin care, nail care, dressing, ambulating, and transferring. The role also includes supporting members with mobility, light housekeeping, meal preparation and eating, grocery shopping, and bill paying. Aides observe and report changes in members’ conditions and maintain current progress notes. They apply training, follow the Personal Support Service Provider’s code of ethics and dress codes, and attend in-service education.

Requirements

• CPR certification.
• Freedom from illegal drug use and from the use and effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
• Applicants found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care-related setting are ineligible.
• Complete 40 hours of training: at least 20 hours before caring for members and an additional 20 hours within the first six months of employment.
• Be certified by a licensed physician within 45 days of employment as being in good health, including freedom from communicable disease, including tuberculosis in communicable form, according to acceptable Department of HRS screening methods.
• Complete at least 8 hours of in-service training per calendar year.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in and out of bed or wheelchairs and with walking.
• Observe and report changes in physical activity and members’ conditions, including meal consumption and food storage.
• Perform light housekeeping, including vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, mopping, emptying trash, doing laundry, and cleaning rooms.
• Change linens.
• Support proper nutrition by preparing meals, washing dishes, and assisting with eating.
• Observe and report accumulated meals and failures of food storage or cooking equipment.
• Assist with grocery shopping and bill paying.
• Maintain current progress notes documenting changes in the member’s condition, problems that hinder service delivery, and additional needs.
• Apply information acquired through training.
• Follow the Personal Support Service Provider’s written code of ethics and dress codes.
• Attend in-service education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed