Home Health Aide

Job Overview

As a Home Health Aide, you’ll provide compassionate, practical support that helps clients remain safe and comfortable at home. You’ll assist with daily routines, observe changes in a client’s condition, and communicate clearly with clients and care teams. Your impact: Attentive personal care and timely updates help clients and families make informed care decisions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), personal care, bathing, dressing, mobility, and patient transfer methods; use a Hoyer lift when trained and appropriate.
• Support meal preparation, cooking, laundry, light cleaning, and other home care needs.
• Observe and report changes, check vital signs when assigned and qualified, and complete accurate medical documentation in electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) systems.
• Follow care plans and applicable home healthcare regulations; protect medical records and confidentiality in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Provide respectful support for older adults and people with disabilities, including clients receiving dementia, Alzheimer’s, memory, hospice, or end-of-life care.

Experience

• Patient care, caregiving, client communication, and home health care assistance are valuable; experience in home health, home care, home and community care, or a home health agency is preferred.
• Assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, senior care, geriatric, live-in, or developmental disability experience is helpful.
• Familiarity with medical terminology, catheter care, medication administration, and medical records is preferred; perform clinical tasks only when authorized and trained.
• Current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or basic life support (BLS) knowledge is beneficial.
• Able to meet the physical demands of the role, including heavy lifting when required and consistent with safe practices.

Pay: $13.00 - $14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Opportunities for advancement

Work Location: In person