Home Health Aide

  • Winthrop
  • America Health And Home Care
Job Description Job Description

Job Summary

  • Cares for elderly, disabled, convalescent or handicapped at individual's home or day-time residence.

 

General Accountabilities

  • Assists with daily activities at individual’s home.
  • Performs tasks including but not limited to making beds, doing laundry, preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning, bathing, dressing, etc.
  • Purchases and prepares meals and groceries for individuals.
  • Helps patient up and down stairs, in and out of bed, etc.
  • Administers oral medication written under doctor prescription.
  • Accompanies ambulatory patients outside of home.
  • Entertains patient by reading, talking, listening to individual, upon request.
  • Visits several households to provide similar daily care.
  • Educated family about status/health of individual being cared for.
  • *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

 

Job Qualifications

  • Education: Home Health Aide Certification or CNA. 
  • Experience: At least 1 years of related experience

 

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Active listening
  • Service orientation
  • Monitoring
  • Critical thinking