Home Health Aide at Crete

Job Description

Home Health Aide
Job Description

This position is responsible for providing personal care, emotional support, assistance with activities of daily living, and basic therapeutic care to clients in their private homes. This position will also be responsible for maintaining records of patient care.

This position is responsible for delivery of quality service, promoting good public relations, and for upholding the mission and standards of Tabitha.

Our compassionate staff work to build caring relationships with our clients, helping them to live independently while giving families the peace of mind their loved ones are cared for when they are away.

Job Responsibilities

As a Home Health Aide you will be responsible for:

• Performing clients personal care including activities of daily living and therapeutic care according to the clients written plan of care as instructed
• Participating as a team member to ensure that the department workloads and goals are met
• Documenting care provided, observations made, and communications with the visiting nurse on the clients clinical record
• Organizing and prioritizing work to complete tasks neatly and accurately within established time lines
• Participating in personal and professional growth by attending mandatory in-services and scheduled department meetings

Job Requirements

Home Health Aide Job Requirements:

Your compassion, character, and commitment to quality care already make you a great fit for this critical role. Heres what else youll need to qualify for this opportunity:

• Ability to regularly lift 50 pounds
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be active on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry
• Experience as a Home Health Aide or Nursing Assistant preferred
• Valid Nebraska drivers license and state required minimum automobile insurance coverage required
• Current CPR certification preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must have ability to:

• Speak, read, and write English
• Maintain neat and accurate records
• Relate well with families in the community
• Work well with all levels of staff
• Perform CPR (if trained to do so)

Must have knowledge of:

• Normal nutrition and fluid intake, good health habits, and principles of good hygiene
• Normal growth and development
• Environmental hazards and good safety practices
• Factors that create stress and how behavior may reflect this

Culture

• At Tabitha, we LIVE to Succeed:
• We Love our jobs
• We Invite optimism
• We Vision success
• We Embrace our mission

Country: USA, State: Nebraska, City: Crete, Company: Tabitha.