Home Health Aide - PRN

Responsibilities

• Carry out assigned tasks on clients and follow Home Health Aide Care Plans.
• Perform delegated tasks after instruction by RN or PT.
• Bathe clients, assist with showers and partial baths as appropriate.
• Auxiliary clients with proper exercises and assist PT in the rehabilitation for client when applicable.
• Help client maintain personal hygiene and assist with all aspects of activities of daily living.
• Answer client questions about self-care techniques and give instructions that will assist family, client, and family/support in providing care.
• Absent from client's doctor appointments.
• Lift, turn, and weigh clients as appropriate.
• Take and record vital signs as assigned, including blood pressure, temperature, respiration.

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) strongly preferred.
• Must be registered and listed in good standing on the Nurse Aide Registry in the state of employment.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a home health or hospice setting.
• Minimum of 1 year of full-time experience in direct client care in an institutional setting (hospital or nursing facility).
• Must have the ability to recognize the needs of people, to maintain good relationships with people, and have the capacity to make meaningful observations and communicate them to the supervisor.

Additional Information

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We work to promote differences in a collaborative and respectful manner. We are committed to a work environment that supports, encourages and motivates all individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected characteristic. At Enhabit, we celebrate and embrace the special differences that makes our community extraordinary.