Home Health Aide (must have CNA license)

General Purpose:

Are members of the interdisciplinary team who provide hands-on personal care, report changes in the patients/clients condition, perform simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing services, and provide incidental/instrumental activities of daily living as assigned to patients/clients in the home setting as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim HealthCare and any other federal, state and local law or regulation.

Essential Functions:

Reads and records temperature, pulse, and respirations.

Assists, performs and trains patient/client and family in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination and adequate nutritional intake.

Promotes a safe environment and maintain unobstructed pathways while providing care.

Assists with ambulation, transfers and/or range of motion exercises.

Assists with incidental/instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping, meal preparation, socialization activities, homemaking and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment.

Assists in medication reminding

Assists in administering medications ordinarily self-administered.

Utilizes infection prevention and control measures such as universal precautions, hand washing, and personal protective equipment.

Follows the assignment sheet/service plan performing only tasks that are assigned.