Home Health Aide | 18 Hours Per Week | Hospice House

Minimum Hiring Wage

From $18.89 per hour Job Details:

Scheduled Hours: 7:00am - 7:30pm

3 Shifts Per Pay Period Job Description:

A Brief Overview

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse. Serves as patient's 'Personal Care Champion' by assisting them with activities of daily living. Provides care & support in the home setting or hospice house with special attention to patient personal care needs in end of life care. Perform visits and/or shift work.

What you will do

* Administer treatments, such as application of prosthetics/braces, Anti-embolism hose, simple dressings, non-prescription topical creams/lotions, massages, as directed by a physician or nurse. * Bathe, groom, shave, dress, ambulate, transfer, and perform Range of motion ( ROM), exercises, empty urinary or fecal drainage bags. * Clean rooms/ home, change linens, empties trash, restocks supplies, and prepares meals or snacks and assist with feeding patients. * Collect specimens such as urine, feces, and or sputum. * Observe patients' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff. * Turn and reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores and educate family in repositioning. * Answer patient call lights, phone calls and direct visitors in the hospice house. Completes documentation in Electronic Medical Record (EMR). *

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Preferred
• 1-3 years Previous experience in the medical field Preferred
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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