What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Aide position at Northwell Health Careers?
Description
Summary:
Provides assistance with patient care activities as directed on the patient home health aide care plan and under the direction of the registered licensed professional staff. Independently assists the patient with activities of daily living, including personal care, meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding and provides basic homemaking and laundry assistance for the patient in the home.
Other Information:
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Able to competently take temperatures, heart rates/pulses, respiratory rates and identify changes in patient condition.
Minimum of six months job related experience.
Current valid driver's license, current automobile insurance, and access to a good working vehicle are required.
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Significant occupational risk
Physical effort: Extremely heavy effort. May exert > 125lbs. of force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Credentials:CNA,DRIVER LIC
Company: Western CT Home Care Inc
Org Unit: 605
Department: Home Health Aide
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $19.50 - $31.36 Hourly
Salary : $20 - $31