Home Health Aide

Job Responsibilities

Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals. Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.

Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information. Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.

Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures. Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential. Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and standards.

Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure. Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology. Knowledge of relevant nursing care. Friendly and professional bedside manner. Maintains current CPR certification. Multi-tasking skills. Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills. Understands legal implications of patient care.

Requirements

Certification with accredited training course through the State of California and current certification through American Heart Association in Basic Life. Appropriate Cert 24 hours of training documented for the year. Preferred: 2 years of Home Health Aide experience preferred.