Home Health Aide - FirstLight HomeCare : Job Details

Description: FirstLight HomeCare is a company built on the strength of its people. We look for individuals with a passion for excellence, who will help make us better and who will bring our clients exceptional care and compassion every day. Job Summary: A FirstLight HomeCare Home Health Aide (HHA) is a paraprofessional individual certified by the state and specifically trained and competent to perform assigned functions of personal care to a client in his/her residence. Qualifications: An applicant for the position of FirstLight HomeCare Home Health Aide will need to meet the following basic qualifications: -The applicant must meet state certification for its Home Health Aide training program and the applicant must have completed FirstLight HomeCare's orientation, non-medical training program, be trained in patient privacy issues and demonstrate basic knowledge and competency in the field of senior care. -The applicant must have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick and elderly. -The applicant must have the ability to carry out directions, and to read and write. -The applicant must demonstrate maturity, professionalism and the ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job. -The applicant must be state-licensed (where required) and submit to a complete background-check, including a check of criminal and driving records along with finger printing and substance testing where required. -The applicant must be 18 years of age and a citizen of the United States.