About the Role
We are committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. We are looking for individuals who believe in what they are doing and enjoy working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a healthy, safe environment, providing nutritional and environmental support.
- Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking, and feeding the client.
- Position the client as instructed.
- Assist with physician-ordered treatments and therapies approved by the nursing supervisor.
- Remind the client to take medications.
- Assist with bill payments only when authorized and documented.
- Run errands when authorized.
- Document on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
- Report important information or changes in client condition to the agency and/or nursing supervisor.
- Use medical supplies and equipment appropriately.
- Provide emotional support and develop a trusting relationship with the client.
- Encourage client independence.
Requirements
- Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements.
- Must have evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate.
- Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family, and agency personnel.
- Must have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.
- Must get along well with others.
- Must be dependable and trustworthy.
- Must maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
- Must maintain in-service requirements as specified in State and agency regulations.
- Must enjoy working with others.
- Must be a good listener, exhibit empathy for the sick, disabled, and elderly, and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
- Must be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.
- Must maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.
- Must wear an identification badge while working.
- Able to lift, turn, and transfer clients.
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to stoop and bend.
- Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
- Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.
- 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.
- Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress.
Skills
- Home Health Aide training
- In-service education
- Client care
- Communication
- Empathy
- Active listening
Location
- Based on location
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- Certificate from a Home Health Aide training program
Salary/Compensations
- $18.10 - 20.00/hr.
About the Company
- If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
