Home Health Aide

Job description

Summary: Provides assistance with patient care activities as directed on the patient home health aide care plan and under the direction of the registered licensed professional staff. Independently assists the patient with activities of daily living, including personal care, meal preparation/cooking and/or feeding and provides basic homemaking and laundry assistance for the patient in the home. Other Information: Change text to read: Able to competently take temperatures, heart rates/pulses, respiratory rates and identify changes in patient condition. Minimum of six months job related experience. Current valid driver's license, current automobile insurance, and access to a good working vehicle are required. Working Conditions: Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity Occupational: Significant occupational risk Physical effort: Extremely heavy effort. May exert > 125lbs. of force Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc. Credentials:CNA,DRIVER LIC Company: Western CT Home Care Inc Org Unit: 605 Department: Home Health Aide Exempt: No Salary Range: $19.50 - $31.36 Hourly