Job Location : Newburgh,NY, USA
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. 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: • Maintaining a healthy, safe environment. Providing nutritional and environmental support. • Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking and feeding the client. • Positioning the client when instructed to do so. • Assisting with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor. • Reminding the client to take medications. • Assisting with payment of bills ONLY when authorized to do so and it is documented on the assignment sheet. • Doing errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily. • Reporting any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary. • The 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 inservice 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 inservice requirements as specified in State and agency regulations. Enjoy working with others. • Be a good listener. • Have a feeling of empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly. 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. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!