Homemaker/Companion- HHA

Qualifications

• High school diploma (or equivalent)
• Active Home Health Aide (HHA) registration in Florida
• Palm Beach County ID badge
• CPR certification (must be in person by the American Heart Association for Healthcare)
• Current Physical & TB or Chest X-ray Physical and Negative TB skin
• Valid Driver's License and auto insurance with a reliable transportation

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to patient under direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC)
• Correctly assists the patient with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps for the patient, reading medication labels to the patient, checking the dose being self-administered against the prescribed dose on the container label and observing the patient takes the medication
• Consistently takes accurate temperature, pulse and blood pressure measurements and recognizes and reports abnormal results to supervisor
• Helps patients maintain good personal hygiene by performing or supervising bathing, grooming, skin care, shaving, oral care, nail/foot care and other activities
• Able to communicate basic principles of nutrition, observe and record food and fluid intake when necessary