Home Health Aide Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Valid Massachusetts Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification or Home Health Aide (HHA) certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene and grooming, including bathing and mouth, skin, nail, and hair care.
• Assist patients with toilet facilities, including bed pans.
• Provide skin care, observe for pressure areas and sores, and apply knowledge of preventive measures.
• Assist patients with transfers in and out of bed using safe techniques, including gait belts and mechanical lifting equipment when applicable and when competency has been demonstrated.
• Assist patients with walking and the use of walkers, canes, and wheelchairs when applicable.
• Cue patients in self-administered medications.
• Assist with meal preparation and feeding when required.
• Observe, report, and document patient status and care provided.
• Take and record temperature, pulse, and respirations as directed, when competency has been demonstrated.
• Practice basic infection control procedures.
• Document patient functioning and changes in patient status for reporting to the hospice nurse case manager.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment in the patient's home.
• Recognize emergencies and contact emergency personnel and a supervisor when necessary.
• Treat patients and their property with respect and attend to the physical, developmental, and emotional needs of the populations served.

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay rate and benefits package
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• 403(b)
• Tuition