Apertura Futura: Home Health Aide
- Adhere to Morgantown Area Private Duty, LLC Right at Home policies and procedures.
- Perform work under the supervision of a nurse supervisor.
- Perform personal care activities contained in a written assignment by the nurse supervisor which includes but is not limited to, assisting the client with activities of daily living, such as:
- Personal hygiene (assisting to bathroom or in using bedpan, bathing, care of mouth, skin and hair)
- Ambulation
- Eating
- Dressing
- Shaving
- Meal Preparation
- Perform other assigned activities that are taught by a Registered Nurse for a specific client. These include but not limited to:
- Assisting with the change of ostomy appliances
- Reinforcement of dressings (non-sterile)
- Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living (cane, walker, wheelchair or lift device)
- Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises
- Assisting with self-administered simple urine tests for sugar acetone or albumin (Home Health Aide may not interpret results)
- Measuring and preparing special diets
- Measuring intake and output
- Taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure)
- Application of an external (condom-type) catheter
- Assist with application of arm sling, arm splint or leg splint
- The Home Health Aide Assistant will NOT perform any of the following:
- Sterile dressing change
- Irrigation of body cavities such as enemas, colostomy or wound
- Gastric lavage or gavage
- Catheterization
- Administration of oral medications, eye drops or medicated skin ointments
- Administration parenteral or IV medications
- Application of heat by any method
- Naso-gastric or gastrostomy tube feedings or care
- Tracheostomy tube care
- Suctioning of the nose, mouth or tracheostomy
- Nail care on a client with diabetes or compromised circulation
- Any personal health service that has not been included on the paraprofessional task sheet
- The Home Health Aide / Certified Nursing Assistant may perform light housekeeping tasks which will facilitate the client’s self-care at home. These tasks include, but are not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, sweeping/mopping floors, dishes, laundry, cleaning bathrooms.
- The Home Health Aide responsible for documentation of service provided, using the Client Care Record.
- The Home Health Aide should not contact the physician directly, but rather refer all questions or reports of client’s condition changes immediately to the nurse supervisor staff.
- Home Health Aides will receive at least twelve hours of in-service training per year as documented in the In-Service Log which is monitored by the Nursing Supervisors. The in-service training may be performed while the Home Health Aide / Certified Nursing Assistant is providing care to clients.
- Other duties assigned by Supervisor
- High school graduate of G.E.D. certificate preferred.
- A minimum of three (3) months full time Personal Care Assistant or relative experience in health care (in homes or facilities) and successful completion of a state approved Certified Nurse Aide or Home Health Aide course.
- The Certified Nursing Assistant shall have successfully completed a Competency Evaluation that meets the State licensing law for home health agencies.
- Must have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the elderly, and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.
- Current CPR Certificate.
- Meet the requirements for employees providing direct client care.
- Read, write, speak and understand English as needed for the job.
- Have valid driver’s license and use of an insured automobile for work or access to adequate transportation.
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Right at Home’s mission is simple...to improve the quality of life for those we serve. We accomplish this by providing the Right Care, and we deliver this brand promise each and every day around the world. However, we couldn’t do it without having the Right People. Our care teams are passionate about serving our clients and are committed to providing the personal care and attention of a friend, whenever and wherever it is needed.
That’s where you come in. At Right at Home, we help ordinary people who have a passion to serve others become extraordinary care team members. We seek to find people who are compassionate, empathetic, reliable, determined and are focused on improving the quality of life for others.
To our care team members, we commit to deliver the following experiences when you partner with Right at Home:
- We promise to help you become the best you can be. We will equip you as a professional by providing best in class training and investing in your professional development.
- We promise to coach you to success. We’re always available to support you and offer you tips to be the best at delivering care to clients.
- We promise to keep the lines of communication open. We will listen to your ideas and suggestions as you are critical to our success in providing the best possible care to clients. We will provide you timely information and feedback about the care you provide to clients.
- We promise to celebrate your success. We will appreciate the work you do, recognize above and beyond efforts, and reward you with competitive pay.
This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Right at Home Franchising Corporate.
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