Home Health Aide

Description

• Personal Care Attendants provide service to individuals in their own homes and communities, who need assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability and/or other inflictions. Personal Care may include assistance with the activities of daily living, housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, companionship and respite.
• Personal Care Attendants are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.

Reporting Relationship

• This position reports to the Supervisor.

Responsibilities/Activities:

• Assist with the activities of daily living and personal care including:

• bathing

• shaving

• ambulation

• mouth care

• dressing

• exercise

• hair care

• feeding

• toileting

• nail care

• positioning

• medication reminding

• skin care

• transferring

• vital signs and blood pressure

• Ensure client’s safety and security by supervising the home environment.
• Teach/perform meal planning and preparation, routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
• Ensure service is delivered in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures and practices.
• Monitor supplies and resources.
• Observe clients and their environments and reports unsafe conditions to Supervisor.
• Observe clients and their environments and reports behavior, physical and/or cognitive changes and/or changes in living arrangements to Supervisor.
• Attend orientation, in-service training sessions and staff meetings.
• Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Carry out duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Required Knowledge

• Knowledge of personal care and home management skills.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal care services, including needs determinants, and meeting quality standards.
• Knowledge of the English/Spanish language.

Required Skills/Abilities

• The ability to competently assist clients with their activities of daily living.
• The ability to be aware of other people’s reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Good physical and mental health.
• Physical ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear and see.
• Mental fortitude and stability to handle stress.

Qualifications/Education

• Training in Personal Care.
• Current driver’s license (preferred).
• Proper Vehicle Insurance Coverage.

Training/Experience

• May require related experience.
• On the job training for new activities.