Home Health Aide

Job Summary:

Provides health care tasks, personal hygiene services, housekeeping tasks and other related support services essential to the consumer's health. Observes, records, and reports all changes to supervisor. All HHA's must demonstrate competence in performing the necessary skills and only perform those skills on the plan of care.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs home management tasks including housekeeping, laundry, shopping and errands
• Prepares and serves simple modified diets according to instruction and assists with feeding as necessary
• Assists with bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Assists with toileting, including use of bedpan, commode or toilet
• Assists with transfers and ambulation; including use of cane, walker, and wheelchair
• Assists with medication as specified on plan of care
• Providers routine skin care. May assist self-directing consumer's in applying nonprescription topical medications to skin surface
• Assist self-directing consumers in performing maintenance exercise programs
• Completes all other duties as assigned within the scope of practice

Qualifications:

• Must have a current and valid HHA Certificate or similar training
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to read and write in English and bi-lingual (Spanish speaking) preferred
• Must have a phone or a way to communicate to the office daily
• Must be able to arrive at cases at the required time
• Some cases require the employee to have a car with a valid MA DL
• Must be able to follow the care plan written in the home
• Must provide proof of Rubella and Rubeola immunization or titer
• PPD documentation within one year of hire
• Physical exam- must state that you are able to work with no restrictions and completed within one year of date of hire
• Good communication skills required with consumers, family, and other employees

Education:

• Preferred high school diploma or equivalency
• Must be First Aide/CPR Certified (current)

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Mental demands: Job involves performing tasks under the direction and supervision of registered nurse. Work requires adherence to precise procedures and standards involving a high degree of accuracy in observing, recording, and reporting data
• Physical demands: Appreciable physical effort or strain. Moderately heavy activity. May include lifting, constant stooping, and walking
• Working environment: Continuous exposure to various disagreeable physical conditions