Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide
Reports to: Case Manager/ RN
Job Type: Part-time
Job Summary:
Provide supportive and personal services for the patients with consideration of dignity and privacy. Provide personal care and hygiene to home health patients.
Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
- Home care: 1 year
- High school or equivalent
- Home Care Aide Certification
Responsibilities/essential functions:
The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Provide supportive and personal services for the patients with consideration of
- dignity and privacy. Provide personal care and hygiene to home health patients.
- Follow the instructions of the professional nurse/therapist in providing care.
- Help with hygiene such as bathing, oral care, and dressing.
- Perform and record accurate measurements (i.e., vital signs, or intake/output as
- instructed in the care plans).
- Observe and report any safety hazards found in the client’s home or any significant
- observations regarding the client.
- Attend staff meetings, attend/complete 12 hours of annual in-services, and
- participate in orientation of new employees.
- Report patient complaints to the RN.
- Maintain patient confidentiality/adheres to HIPPA requirements and agency policy
- and procedures manual.
- Possess the ability to follow written and oral instructions.
- Report abnormal findings in patient’s conditions as observed and per care plan to RN
Perform the following task when delegated by the RN:
- Non-invasive and non-sterile treatments
- Collection and documentation of vital signs, height, weight, I/O, environmental situations. client behaviors,
- Ambulation, positioning, and turning.
- Transportation
- Personal hygiene and elimination (irritations, enemas)
- Feeding
- Socialization
- ADLS
- Health teaching reinforcement that has been planned and reinforced by the RN.
Salary:
Expected hours:
Medical specialties:
Standard shift:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
Weekly schedule:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
