Certified Home Health Aide (HHA)/Personal Care Aide (PCA)- Columbia County, NY

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• ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES:
• By following the Care Plan that has been completed by the Nursing Supervisor, the Home Health Aide provides assistance with the following:
• • Maintain a healthy, safe environment. Providing nutritional and environmental support.
• • Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking and feeding the client.
• • Position the client when instructed to do so.
• • Assist with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor.
• • Remind the client to take medications.
• • Assist with payment of bills ONLY when authorized to do so and it is documented on the assignment sheet.
• • Run errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
• • Report any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary.
• • Use of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
• • Emotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client.
• • Encouragement of client independence.
• QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:
• • Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• • Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements with evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate.
• • Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family and agency personnel.
• • Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.
• A HOME HEALTH AIDE MUST:
• • Get along well with others.
• • Be dependable and trustworthy.
• • Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.
• • Maintain in-service requirements as specified in State and agency regulations. Enjoy working with others.
• • Be a good listener, exhibit empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly, and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
• • Be neatly dressed and have good personal hygiene habits.
• • Maintain good health habits with regular physical and dental exams.
• • Wear an identification badge while working.
• FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES:
• • Able to lift, turn and transfer clients
• • Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• • Must be able to stoop and bend.
• • Visual/ hearing ability sufficient to comprehend written and verbal communication.
• • Able to verbalize so that the average person can understand.
• • Provide direct care according to the established client plan of care.
• • Carry out a wide variety of tasks under the direction of the nursing supervisor.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• • Regular exposure to client elements and occasional stress.

The hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

$18.10 - 20.00/hr. based on location

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