Special Teams Home Health Aide - Weekends Only

About the role

The Special Teams Home Health Aide position at HCR Home Care requires employees to be available during their designated shift to support the on-call team, congregate team, Private Pay Team, or the Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) team. Minimum availability is 16 hours per month on weekends.

Responsibilities

• Be available during designated shifts and accept all assignments made during those times.
• Available for cases involving cats, dogs, and smoking, and willing to work with various types of clients.
• Arrival/Departure times are mandatory within specified hours, with deviations arranged with the Aide Supervisor and Aide Services Coordinator.
• Receive specialized training in topics such as NHTDW, Companion Care, Memory Care, and Palliative Care.
• Exercise professionalism, confidentiality, compassion, and empathy when caring for clients.
• Availability for on-call Aides includes 24-hour cases and follows the 24-hour case policy.
• Adhere to essential functions as required of an HHA, including providing health-related services, assisting with personal hygiene, and reporting changes in client's condition.
• Complete and submit necessary documentation, attend in-service programs, and ensure client safety.
• Provide one’s own transportation and arrive promptly to all assigned HCR work locations.
• Communicate effectively with clients and interdisciplinary teams, and be able to speak and write in English.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• HHA certification in good standing, according to NYS regulations.
• Mature and able to deal effectively with the job and its demands.
• Respectful of client’s rights and treat them with dignity and respect.
• Have a sympathetic attitude towards the care of the sick and disabled.
• Availability requirements are 40 hours per week for Full-time.
• Active/valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Working phone for daily communication with the Aide Services Coordinator.

Education Requirements

A high school diploma is required.

Physical Requirements

• Stand, sit, hear, walk, talk, stoop, or kneel.
• Repetitive motion.

Work Environment

The Special Teams HHA is primarily in a non-office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions. The working conditions are classified as medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Medium work involves sitting and standing.

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