Help at Home: Home-Health Aide

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of this job position is to provide clients with routine personal care, health care, housekeeping, errands and assistance necessary to maintain the clients ability to live in their home for as long as possible and within in accordance of current regulations, policies and guidelines of the government and the facility.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

12th grade education or equivalent is preferred.

Certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant or willingness to become certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant is preferred.

SHIFT:

Shifts vary pending client needs, will include weekend and holiday rotations

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform assigned day-to-day functions.
• May be required to assist in other areas than those assigned.
• Perform specific tasks in accordance with daily work assignments and established procedures.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc.
• Monitor client condition by observing physical and mental condition.
• Report all changes in the clients condition to the Director as soon as practical.
• Remind Clients to take medication at the appropriate time.
• Assist or perform personal care including hair care, oral hygiene, bathing, grooming and dressing.
• Assist clients with in performing physical therapy exercises.
• Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment through light housekeeping including changing bed linens, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
• Perform other housekeeping tasks as requested.
• Accompany clients to the doctors’ offices and on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
• Provide companionship and stimulation for the client including reading, walks, etc.
• Keep clients dry (change gown, clothing, linen, etc.), when it becomes wet or soiled.
• Assist resident with bowel and bladder functions (take to bathroom, offer bedpan/urinal, portable commode, etc.)
• Keep incontinent residents clean and dry.
• Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
• Provide eye and ear care (warm/cold compresses, cleaning eyeglasses/hearing aids, etc.) as instructed.
• Assist in preparing the resident for a physical examination and/or medical tests (lab work, x-ray, and therapy, dental appt. etc.)
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the client.
• Make resident comfortable (get water, set in chair, put to bed, etc.)
• Assist with loading/unloading resident from vehicles as necessary.
• Assist residents with bath functions (bed bath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.
• Give backrubs as instructed.
• May assist with grocery shopping.
• Measure and record temperatures, pulse, and respirations (TPR’s) as instructed.
• Check with your client routinely to ensure that personal care needs are being met according to the client’s wishes.
• Report resident injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Assist with the application of slings, elastic bandages, binders, etc. and/or as directed.
• Record and report data as instructed.
• Plan, purchase, prepare, and serve meals to clients and/or guest(s) as required.
• Record the clients food/fluid intake. Report changes in the resident’s eating habits.
• Ensure that all cares are provided in privacy.
• Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request. Report such requests to the Director.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of the facility (including state and federal guidelines).
• Must be able to transfer, push, pull and lift up to 30 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet, a minimum distance of 100 feet.
• Work requires frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds, and frequent pushing, standing, walking, squatting, forward bending, reaching forward, grasping light and grasping firm.
• Overhead reaching occasionally.

PAY AND BENEFITS:
Starting Pay: $13.60/hour; wage dependent on experience

Bethesda Aberdeen offers a full benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, vacation, sick and holiday pay, discounted on-site meals, flexible spending plans, pension plan and on-site childcare/pre-school with reduced employee rates.