Home Health Aide

Overview

As a Home Health Aide, you’ll provide respectful, hands-on care that helps clients remain safe and comfortable at home and in the community. You’ll support older adults and people with disabilities, including individuals with developmental disabilities, while communicating clearly with clients and care teams. Your impact: Attentive daily care and observation help clients maintain comfort, dignity, and independence.

Duties

• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), personal care, transfers, and mobility; use a Hoyer lift when appropriate and follow safe patient transfer methods.
• Observe and report changes in condition, take vital signs, and document care in electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) systems.
• Support medication administration and catheter care only as permitted by applicable rules and care plans; protect medical records and patient confidentiality under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Prepare meals, cook, clean, and do laundry; provide companionship and support with dementia, Alzheimer’s, memory care, hospice, and end-of-life needs.
• Follow home health care regulations and safety procedures, including first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) response.

Requirements

• Patient care, caregiving, and home health care assistance experience; familiarity with medical terminology and medical documentation.
• Preferred experience in home care, home health, home and community care, home health agencies, assisted living, nursing homes, long-term care, senior care, geriatrics, or live-in employment.
• Experience with geriatric patients, individuals with disabilities, dementia or Alzheimer’s care, memory care, or hospice and end-of-life care is valued.
• First aid and CPR or basic life support (BLS) knowledge; follow care plans and applicable scope-of-practice requirements.
• Able to perform patient transfers and heavy lifting safely, as required for client care.

Pay: $15.00 - $17.35 per hour

Work Location: In person