Home Health Aide​/Personal Care Aide - Westchester

Position: Hiring - Home Health Aide / Personal Care Aide - Westchester County
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:  
• Maintain a healthy, safe environment. Providing nutritional and environmental support.  
• Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking and feeding the client.  
• Position the client when instructed to do so.  
• Assist with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor.  
• Remind the client to take medications.  
• Assist with payment of bills ONLY when authorized to do so and it is documented on the assignment sheet.  
• Run errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.  
• Report any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary.  
• 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 in-service 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 in-service requirements as specified in State and agency regulations. Enjoy working with others.  
• Be a good listener, exhibit empathy for the sick, disabled and elderly, and 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.

The hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).WKDWPPCS

$19.10 - $21/hr. based on location
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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