Home Health Aide

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Home Health Aide

A Caring Touch Home Health Services

Occupation: Home Health Aides

Location: LIVINGSTON, TX

Positions available: 1

Job #: 16850853

Source: WorkInTexas

Posted: 4/10/2025

Updated: 4/13/2025

Expires: 5/10/2025

Web Site: WorkInTexas

Onsite / Remote: Work onsite all of the time

Job Type: Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

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The Home Health Aide provides personal care and related services in the home. He/she functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Registered Nurse and the Director of Clinical Services and/or appropriate supervisor.

Qualifications

- Completion of the 9th grade; prefer high school graduate

- Ability to read and write consistent with job requirements

- Completion of a basic Aide training program consistent with state and federal requirements and for which a certificate was obtained

- Satisfactory performance on a competency evaluation and annual reevaluation

- Preferably one (1) year of employment as a Home Health Aide

- Has the emotional and mental maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, clients family, and the personnel of the Agency

- Has a reliable means of transportation

Responsibilities

- Helps the client to maintain good personal hygiene

- Assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment

- Plans and prepares nutritious meals.

- Assists the client with ambulation or exercise

- Assists in administering medications that are ordinarily self administered as approved and supervised by the nurse

- Assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician and approved and supervised by the nurse

- Assists the therapy personnel as needed with rehabilitative processes

- Encourages the client to become as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan

- Attempts to promote clients mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest

- Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the client and other members of the household

- Establishes a relationship with client and family which transmits trust and confidentiality

- Prepares a report of his/her visit on the day it is performed and incorporates same in the clinical record weekly or as directed

- Reports any change in the clients mental or physical condition or in his/her home situation to his/her immediate supervisor, the Registered Nurse

- Carries out his/her assignment as instructed by the nurse or the paramedical team and reports to the nurse when unable to do so

- Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the clients care as directed by the Registered

Nurse

- Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the client, as instructed by the Registered Nurse

- Attends in-service as required by state and federal regulations

Confirms on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the Supervisor/Director, to coordinate necessary visits with other personnel

- Notifies the Agency of absences due to illness, emergency leave, normal vacation periods, or special professional meetings, which will affect agreed service with the Agency

Organizational Relationship

- Reports to the Director of Clinical Services

Special Requirements

- Must have a car with required insurance coverage and a state drivers license or reliable transportation

Functional Abilities

- Able to communicate verbally and in writing to the extent required by the position

- Able to physically perform the duties required by the position

- Able to travel to prospective clients; residences

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