About the Role
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.
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 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 re-position the patient.
Advises on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal and 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, and following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
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, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Requirements
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
CPR/FA, 1 & 2 (within 6-12 months of hire), and CPI certification
Any state-mandated certification
Minimum 1+ year(s) 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
About the Company
Our Core Values
Honor Life
We cherish the divinity of human life and praise the joy that comes from each day spent here on earth. To honor life, our company will offer opportunities to everyone involved to ensure life is always celebrated and lived to the fullest!
Integrity and Selfless Service
Honesty, integrity, and selfless service are values our company thrive and build off. We show these values through our actions as Caregivers, and as a part of the Seek2Find Home Care family.
Advance Quality of Life
Home care is a service beneficial for family, and mainly for the client. Providing care that is necessary, but familiar and comfortable for the client assisting in advancing their quality of life. Our goal is to offer the client the care they need, while still making sure they feel a sense of independence, and peace in their own homes.
Duty
It is our duty to ensure clear communication and understanding are vital roles that assists in creating and sustaining healthy relationships with family and clientele.
Confident Outlook
Maintaining healthy positive and continuous behaviors are habits our team believes encourage clients and families to get through what can sometimes be a difficult time. In each scenario, our team members will act quickly, efficiently, and confidently ensuring everyone’s safety and happiness comes first.
Continuous Growth
We believe that we can better in our company by always looking to improve our tactics and strategies. It is vital to the growth of the healthcare field that we continuously examine what is happening around us and find ways to make those realities better. With proper and continuous research, we can use data to consistently make improvements that will benefit the company, but mostly our clients.