Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide
About The Position
The Home Health Aide provides direct care to clients according to the care plan completed by the Nursing Supervisor. The role supports clients’ health, safety, personal care, independence, and emotional well-being, and carries out a variety of tasks under the Nursing Supervisor’s direction. The aide documents services and reports significant information or changes in a client’s condition to the agency or Nursing Supervisor as appropriate. The role requires a Home Health Aide training certificate consistent with state requirements, ongoing in-service education, and the ability to establish and maintain a positive working relationship with clients, families, and agency personnel. The work environment involves regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress. The listed hourly compensation range is $18.65–$23.00, based on location.
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, 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, 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 sufficient visual and hearing ability to comprehend written and verbal communication.
- Must be able to speak clearly enough to be understood by the average person.
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 payments only when authorized and documented on the assignment sheet.
- Run errands when authorized and document them 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 clients.
- 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 state and agency in-service requirements.
- Wear an identification badge while working.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
