Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide
About The Position
The Home Health Aide provides direct care to clients according to a care plan completed by the Nursing Supervisor. The aide supports clients’ personal care, safety, nutrition, and daily activities; documents care and reports relevant changes in the client’s condition. The role also involves following agency and state requirements, working under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor, and fostering a trusting relationship while encouraging client independence. The work environment includes regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress. The advertised hourly compensation range is $18.65–$23.00, depending on location and case details; the posting notes that compensation may be affected by factors such as experience, education, credentials, and internal equity.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- 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, get along well with others, and enjoy working with others.
- Must be a good listener, demonstrate 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 with 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 sufficient visual and hearing ability to comprehend written and verbal communication.
- Must be able to speak so that the average person can understand.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a healthy and safe environment and provide nutritional and environmental support.
- Assist clients with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding.
- Position clients when instructed to do so.
- Assist with treatments and therapy as ordered by a physician and approved by the Nursing Supervisor.
- Remind clients to take medications.
- Assist with bill payment only when authorized and documented on the assignment sheet.
- Run errands when authorized and document care daily on the Aide Charting Sheet.
- Report important information or changes in a 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 variety of tasks under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor.
- Maintain compliance with agency policies and procedures and required in-service education.
- Wear an identification badge while working.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
