Home Health Aides - Trade College : Job Details

Job Description: Provide routine individualized healthcare such as changing bandages and dressing wounds, and applying topical medications to the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities at the patient's home or in a care facility. Monitor or report changes in health status. May also provide personal care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of patient.Life As a Home Health Aide: What Do They Do?Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.Necessary Skills:Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.#J-18808-Ljbffr