Certified Nursing Assistant

Advantage Home Health Care, Inc.; Anderson (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Home Health Care, Inc. is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide to provide hands-on care in patients' homes under the Nursing Supervisor's direction.

Responsibilities include bathing, grooming, mobility assistance, meal prep, and light housekeeping to support daily living activities. Applicants must be 18+, have a high school diploma or GED or ability to read/write required forms, and hold current CNA certification.

Qualifications

• Is at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or GED or ability to read/write adequately to complete required forms.
• Current Nurse Aide certification (CNA).
• Adequate physical & mental health to perform the job.
• Interest in and empathy for the ill.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work with clients, families, and co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Assist patient with bathing
• Mouth and denture care
• Assist patient to and in bathroom
• Assist patient with ambulation
• Hair care
• Assist in and out of bed
• Assist with dressing and undressing
• Housekeeping and meal preparation
• Assist patient with wheelchair, cane, walker or crutch
• Range of motion exercises (ROM)
• Skin care
• Assist with oxygen
• Change of ostomy device
• Vital signs
• Application of non-sterile dressing on intact skin
• Preparation of special meals
• Catheter care
• Measure intake & output (1 & 0)

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Reading & writing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nurse Aide (CNA) certification

Job description

Direct Supervisor: Nursing Supervisor (NS)

Home Health Aides are recognized as key part of our home health care program. Certified Home Health Aides perform “hands-on” assistance with a patient’s physical dependency needs as well as non-skilled medical procedures ordered by the physician and delegated in writing by the Nursing Supervisor.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist patient with bathing
• Mouth and denture care
• Assist patient to and in bathroom
• Assist patient with ambulation
• Hair care
• Assist in and out of bed
• Assist with dressing and undressing
• Housekeeping and meal preparation

The Following Duties May Be Allowed IF DIRECTED by the Nursing Supervisor in Conjunction with a Physician:

• Assist patient with wheelchair, cane, walker or crutch
• Range of motion exercise (ROM)
• Skin care
• Assist with oxygen
• Change of ostomy device
• Vital Signs
• Application of non-sterile dressing on intact skin
• Preparation of special meals
• Catheter care
• Measure intake & output (1 & 0)

The following MAY NOT be Performed by the Home Health Aide

• Tube feedings
• Cold or heat application
• Administration of an enema.
• Care of a tracheostomy tube
• Catheter or colostomy irrigation
• Administration of any medication
• Providing medical advice
• Cutting finger or toenails

Qualifications:

• Is at least 18 years of age.
• Is a high school graduate, has a GED, or demonstrates ability to read and write adequately to complete required forms and reports of visits and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Current Nurse Aide certification.
• Adequate physical & mental health to perform the job and free from communicable disease.
• Interest in and empathy for the ill.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work well with clients, families, and co-workers.