Certified Home Health Aide( HHA)/Personal Care Aide (PCA)- Glen Cove

divh2Home Health Aide/h2pIts fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what theyre doing!/ppWere committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business./ph3Essential Duties And Responsibilities/h3pBy following the care plan that has been completed by the nursing supervisor, the home health aide provides assistance with the following:/pulliMaintain a healthy, safe environment. Providing nutritional and environmental support./liliAssist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking and feeding the client./liliPosition the client when instructed to do so./liliAssist with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor./liliRemind the client to take medications./liliAssist with payment of bills only when authorized to do so and it is documented on the assignment sheet./liliRun errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the aide charting sheet daily./liliReport any important information or changes in the clients condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary./liliUse of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate./liliEmotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client./liliEncouragement of client independence./li/ulh3Qualifications/Education/h3p Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older./pp Must have a certificate from a home health aide training program consistent with state requirements with evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate./pp Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the clients family and agency personnel./pp Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled./ph3A Home Health Aide Must:/h3p Get along well with others./pp Be dependable and trustworthy./pp Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures./pp Maintain in-service requirements as specified in state and agency regulations./pp Be a good listener, exhibit empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly, and be sensitive to the feelings of others./pp Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits./pp Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams./pp Wear an identification badge while working./ph3Functional Abilities/h3p Able to lift, turn and transfer clients./pp Able to lift up to 50 pounds./pp Must be able to stoop and bend./pp Visual/hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication./pp Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand./pp Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care./pp Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor./ph3Work Environment/h3p Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress./pp$19.65 and up!!!/ppPrivate pay cases available!! Always compassionate health is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at always compassionate health are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, creed, national, social or ethnic origin, political viewpoint, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, protected veteran status, citizenship status when otherwise legally able to work, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate./p/div