On-Call Home Health Aid - Chester County
On-Call Home Health Aid - Chester County
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Job Description
Home Health Aide Job Purpose:Enables patients to stay in their homes by 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 providing housekeeping and laundry services; shopping for food and other household requirements; preparing and serving meals and snacks; running errands.
- 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 appropriate ways to lift turn and reposition the patient; advising on nutrition cleanliness and housekeeping.
- 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 asepses standards and procedures; maintaining security precautions; following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards;
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- 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.
Skills/Qualifications:Lives in Chester County Creating a SafeEnvironment Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Skills Health Care Administration Patient Services Verbal Communication Listening Training Dependability Emotional Control Medical Teamwork
Employment Type
Gig
