Home Health Aide
All About You! Collaborative Health Care Services LLC. · Naugatuck, CT · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
Provide care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse in the home for a specific case.
Schedule
- Monday through Friday: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Responsibilities
- Assist the patient with personal care activities including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, and dressing.
- Assist the patient with exercises, ambulation, transfer activities, and medications that are ordinarily self-administered.
- Take and record temperature.
- Observe and report patient status.
- Record care provided.
- Perform activities under special circumstances after training and observation by a Registered Nurse.
Home Health Aides cannot administer medications, perform invasive skills (e.g., suctioning, flushing tubes, or apply topical medications). Refer to your Supervisor for clarification of any task not listed in this job description.
Requirements
- Certificate from a state-sponsored homemaker/home health aide training and competence evaluation program.
- Certificate from a nurse’s aide training and competency evaluation program as defined in Section 19-13-D8T (A) of the Connecticut Public Health Department of Regulations.