Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide

Always Compassionate Home Care•Rochester, NY

12h

About The Position

The Home Health Aide provides direct care to clients according to a plan of care completed by the Nursing Supervisor. The role includes helping clients with daily activities, supporting a safe and healthy environment, documenting care, and reporting changes in a client’s condition. The aide also provides emotional support, encourages client independence, and carries out tasks under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor. The work involves regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress. The position requires the ability to lift, turn, and transfer clients; lift up to 50 pounds; stoop and bend; and communicate effectively through written, verbal, visual, and hearing abilities. The listed hourly rate is $18.10–$19.10, depending on location. The rate is a good-faith estimate of potential base compensation and may be modified; factors such as location, specialty, relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity may be considered.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements, with evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate.
Must have the maturity to establish and maintain a good working relationship with the client, the client’s family, and agency personnel.
Must have a sincere interest in and sympathetic attitude toward caring for sick and disabled people.
Must be dependable and trustworthy.
Must be a good listener, exhibit empathy for sick, disabled, and elderly people, and be sensitive to others’ feelings.
Must be neatly dressed and maintain good personal hygiene.
Must maintain good health habits, including regular physical and dental exams.
Must be able to lift, turn, and transfer clients and lift up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to stoop and bend.
Must have visual and hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
Must be able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.

Responsibilities

Maintain a healthy and safe environment for the client.
Provide nutritional and environmental support.
Assist the client with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding.
Position the client when instructed.
Assist with certain treatments and therapies as ordered by a physician and approved by the Nursing Supervisor.
Remind the client to take medications.
Assist with bill payments only when authorized and documented on the assignment sheet.
Run errands when authorized.
Complete the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
Report important information or changes in the client’s condition to the agency and/or Nursing Supervisor when necessary.
Use medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
Provide emotional support and develop a trusting relationship with the client.
Encourage client independence.
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.
Maintain compliance with agency policies and procedures and applicable in-service requirements.
Wear an identification badge while working.