Home Health Aide: College Student Preferable but not a must

Home Health Aide Job Purpose: Enables client to be integrated in community, through community monitoring and recording patient condition; providing support and personal services; teaching families.

Home Health Aide Job Duties:

• Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.
• Supports patients by teaching client to take the train and read septa maps
• Assists patients by providing personal services, such as, bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Helps patients care for themselves by teaching use of cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.
• Helps family members care for the patient by teaching client how to operate a vehicle
• Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal; notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures; maintaining security precautions; following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards;
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities. Monitor client’s job performance
• Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, home care policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Going to outdoor activities.

Skills/Qualifications: 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