Non-Medical Home Health Aide

Aluma Home Care•Akron, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Non-Medical Home Health Aide provides home healthcare services in client homes as a representative of Aluma Home Care, with RN supervision. The role is primarily independent and requires balancing sound judgment and initiative with company policies. The aide monitors clients’ physical and mental condition, supports their daily living needs, and helps clients and families maintain the client’s dignity, independence, and basic standards of healthy living. Clients should be involved in their care plans. Duties include housekeeping, laundry, shopping, meal preparation and service, errands, and personal care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming. The aide may teach clients to use mobility aids, adaptive eating utensils, and personal hygiene equipment or techniques. The aide also teaches family members safe ways to lift, turn, and reposition the client and advises them on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping. The aide records client information in a journal or care log and reports changes or unusual conditions to the nursing supervisor. The role requires maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy environment, following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards, and complying with professional standards, agency policies, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The aide must maintain a safe working environment and be prepared to respond to emergencies with sound judgment. A valid driver’s license or state ID, the ability to work independently, excellent communication and listening skills, and one year of direct caregiving experience and/or a current HHA, CNA, or STNA certification (issued within the last two years) are required. A contract is signed upon hire. Caregivers are responsible for visiting the office to sign a new contract if their availability changes, checking their schedules regularly, and responding to schedule updates communicated by phone. The scheduling department prepares the weekly schedule.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license or state ID.
Ability to work independently.
One year of direct caregiving experience and/or a current HHA, CNA, or STNA certification issued within the last two years.
Excellent communication and listening skills.

Responsibilities

Monitor clients’ physical and mental condition.
Provide housekeeping, laundry, shopping, meal preparation and service, and errand support.
Provide personal care, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
Teach clients how to use canes or walkers, adaptive eating utensils, and personal hygiene techniques or equipment.
Teach family members appropriate ways to lift, turn, and reposition clients; advise them on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
Involve clients in their care plans and support their dignity, independence, and healthy living.
Record client information in the client journal or care log.
Notify the nursing supervisor of changes or unusual client conditions.
Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy client environment, including following dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
Follow professional standards, agency policies and procedures, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Maintain a safe working environment and respond to emergencies using sound judgment.
Check the work schedule regularly and sign a new contract at the office if availability changes.