Position Summary:
Under direct supervision, provides personal and homemaking services to ill, convalescing, elderly, and disabled persons in the patients' home.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Provides personal care of a patient, including bathing, grooming/hygiene, and toileting.
2. Takes and records daily vital signs. Reports all vital signs that are outside the normal range.
3. Assists patients with positioning/turning, transfers, catheter care, and range of motion exercises.
4. Light housekeeping and food preparation.
5. Recognizes and reports any unusual, untoward, or new symptoms/changes to the RN.
6. May perform functions to support the telehealth program (uninstalls, equipment cleaning and maintenance, installations/setups).
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Required:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a written home health/hospice competency test and the clinical skills testing.
• Certification as Home Health Aide (CHHA).
• Current state driver’s license, proof of insurance, a reliable vehicle and be a responsible driver.
Preferred:
• Six months of experience with a variety of patients.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans