Home Health Aide
Company: Direct Care Home Health Services LL
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Direct Care Home Health Services LLC is looking to add a new
Home Health Aide to join our Washington DC team. The Home Health
Aide will assist residents in their homes with all daily
activities. These activities include everyday living, housekeeping,
bathing and dressing, transportation, cooking, shopping, toileting,
medication, mobility, and continence care. -The ideal person for
this position has the experience, compassion, and a solid
understanding of all aspects of patient home health care. - -
-Major Duties:To provide personal care services under the direction
of our Registered Nurse (RN). The Home Health Aide is assigned to
specific clients by the registered nurse or other appropriate
professionals with in the company. The assignments are designed to
enable the Aide to perform services for the clients that are
necessary to promote good health and foster active and comfortable
daily living. Job Duties: -
Performs personal care activities,
including but not limited to: bathing, shampoo, skin care/nail
care, oral hygiene, shaving and/or dressing.Performs household
service essential to health care at home, including but not limited
to: meal preparation/feeding, laundry and light housekeeping.
Assist in the administration of medications that are ordinarily
self-administration under the direction and supervision of the
Registered Nurse (RN) (per state nurse practice law and agency
policy)Reports any observed changes in the client's condition.
Document all care provided on timesheets, complete the forms
required for the clients' records. Promote personal and client
safety, by observing environmental and practicing infection control
by following agency guidelines and reporting unsafe situations to
the supervisor/case manager. Demonstration of safe practice in the
use of equipment. - DO NOT USE equipment until orientation has been
provided. - Notify supervisor of educational needs. Communicate
effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team through
verbal report, participation in staff meeting and team. Maintains
confidentiality in aspects of the job. Participates in required
in-service programs to meet compliance requirements. - Moreover,
identifies learning needs to agency supervisor. Performs other
related duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
Qualifications:
Successful completion of a formal
certification training program and/or written skill test and
competency evaluation.Must be at least 18 years of age.Minimum one
(1) year work experience in a supervised setting preferably health
care facility.Demonstrated ability to read, write and follow
written Plan of Care.Good interpersonal skillsGovernment issued
picture ID Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to gain thorough knowledge of
Direct Care Home Health Services LLC -policies and
procedures;Ability to act as a representative of Direct Care Home
-Health Services to the public;Thorough knowledge of program
practices and procedures;Ability to maintain effective work
relationships with associates, subordinates, representatives from
other agencies, and the general publicAbility to effectively
communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds;Ability to
use sound judgment when making decisionsAbility to pass a criminal
background checkPhysical and Environmental Conditions: Patient's
home environments may involve risks or discomforts which require
special safety precautions e.g. lifting, turning, transferring,
assisting consumers when delivering nursing services and exposure
to challenging physical and mental human behavior. -Direct Care
Home Health Services LLC benefits include health care, paid time
off, retirement savings and professional development. - -Powered by
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Keywords: Direct Care Home Health Services LL, Washington DC , Home Health Aide, Healthcare , Washington, DC
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