Home Health Aide Job Responsibilities:

• Enables patients to stay in their homes by monitoring and recording patient condition, providing support and personal services, and teaching families.
• Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.
• Collect blood specimens according to physician plan of care
• Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services, shopping for food and other household requirements, preparing and serving meals and snacks, and running errands.
• Assists patients by providing personal services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Helps patients care for themselves by teaching the use of a cane or walker, special utensils to eat, and special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.
• Helps family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and re-position the patient.
• Advises on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
• Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal and notifying the nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures, maintaining security precautions, and following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
• Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, home care policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Home Health Aide Qualifications / Skills:

• Creating a safe, effective environment
• Health promotion and maintenance
• Nursing Skills
• Health care administration
• Patient services
• Verbal communication
• Listening
• Training
• Dependability
• Emotional control
• Medical teamwork

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate
• CPR
• Any state-mandated certification
• Minimum 1 year(s) of professional or personal experience supporting individuals with disabilities, mental illnesses, or challenging behaviors
• Must have a valid in-state driver’s license, provide current registration and insurance, and have a driving record with no more than 2 points within the last 3 years
• Must be over 21 years old