Home Health Aide (HHA)

Description:

¨         Home Care Companions provide service to individuals in their own homes and communities who need   assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability and/or other inflictions.   Home   care   may   include   light   housecleaning,   laundry,   meal   preparation,   transportation,   companionship,   respite   and   advice   on   such things   as   nutrition,   cleanliness   and   household   activities.

¨         Home   Care   Companions   are   responsible   for   ensuring   that   service   is   delivered   in   a   caring   and   respectful   manner,   in   accordance   with   relevant   Agency   policies   and   industry   standards.

Reporting Relationship

     Reports   to   Supervisor

Responsibilities/Activities:

¨         Provide   companionship,   friendship   and   emotional   support.

¨         Talk,   listen,   share   experiences,   play   games/cards,   read   to   client   etc.

¨         Help   keep   clients   in   contact   with   family,   friends   and   the   outside   world.

¨         Provide   transportation   to   medical   appointments,   grocery   store   and   errands.

¨         Accompany   clients   to   recreational   and/or   social   events.

¨         Assist   with   plans   for   visits   and   outings.

¨         Write   or   type   letters/correspondence.

¨        Organize   and   read   mail.

¨         Plan   trips   and   outings   and   possibly   travel   with   clients.

¨         Teach/perform   meal   planning   and   preparation.

¨         Perform   light   housekeeping.

¨         Participate   on   the   Care   Team   by   providing   input   and   making   suggestions.

¨         Ensure   service   is   delivered   in   accordance   with   Agency   policies,   procedures   and   industry   standards.

¨         Monitor   supplies   and   resources.

¨         Evaluate   the   program   and   make   recommendations,   as   indicated.

¨         Follow   the   written   care   plan.

¨         Assist   in   basic   client   transfers   providing   the   client   has   been   assessed   as   being   capable   of   ambulating   without assistance; and/or, providing another trained caregiver (including family) is involved in the   transfer.

¨         Carry   out   duties   as   assigned   by   the   Supervisor.

¨         Observe   the   client’s   functioning   and   report   to   Supervisor.

¨         Complete   and   maintain   records   of   daily   activities,   observations,   and   direct   hours   of   service.

¨         Develop   and   maintain   constructive   and   cooperative   working   relationships   with   others.

¨         Make   decisions   and   solve   problems.

¨         Assist   with   pet   care.

¨         Communicate   with   Supervisor   and   co-workers.

¨         Attend orientation, in-service training sessions and staff meetings.

  Required   Knowledge

¨         Knowledge   of   home   management   skills.

¨         Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client services, including needs determinants,   meeting   quality   standards and   evaluation of   client   satisfaction.

¨         Knowledge   of   the   English   language.

¨         Knowledge   of   information   and   techniques   needed   to   diagnose   and   treat   injuries   including   emergency   first   aid and CPR.

¨         Knowledge of clerical procedures such as maintaining records and completing forms.

  Required   Skills/Abilities

¨         The   ability   to   be   aware   of   other   people’s   reactions   and   understand   why   they   react   as   they   do.

¨         The   ability   to   establishing   and   maintain   relationships.

¨         The   ability   to   teach   others.

¨         The   ability   to   identify   problems   and   determine   effective   solutions.

¨         The   ability   to   apply   reason   and   logic   to   identify   strengths   and   weaknesses   of   possible   solutions.

¨         The   ability   to   understand   written   and   oral   instructions.

¨         The   ability   to   communicate   information   orally   and   in   writing.

¨         The   ability   to   listen   and   understand   the   spoken   word.

¨         The   ability   to   work   independently   and   in   cooperation   with   others.

¨         The   ability   to   determine   or   recognize   when   something   is   likely   to   go   wrong.

¨         The   ability   to   suggest   a   number   of   ideas   on   a   subject.

¨         The   ability   to   provide   advice   and   consultation   to   others.

¨         The   ability   to   observe   and   recognize   changes   in   clients.

¨         The ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with clients/families/co-workers.

Physical   and   Mental   Demands:

¨         Good   physical   and   mental   health.

¨         Physical   ability   to   stand,   walk,   use   hands   and   fingers,   reach,   stoop,   kneel,   crouch,   talk,   hear   and   see.

¨         Mental   fortitude   and   stability   to   handle   stress.

¨         Physical and mental ability to drive a vehicle.

Qualifications/Education

¨         Current   driver’s   license.

¨         Proper   Vehicle   Insurance   Coverage.

Training/Experience:

¨         May   require   related   experience.

¨         May   required   similar   social   and   cultural   backgrounds   with   some   clients.