Compassionate Home Health Aide | Patient Care & Mobility

First Healthcare Network; Maryland; In loco; USD 32.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

SmartRecruiters, Inc. is seeking a healthcare aide to administer medications and treatments as prescribed and to support patient care in a home health setting. The role involves assisting patients with daily activities, preparing meals, and helping with mobility and hygiene tasks.

You will work as part of a clinical team to ensure patient comfort and safety. The position requires strong collaboration, ability to interpret medical instructions, and careful documentation of patient status and

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• Administer medications and treatments as directed by a physician or nurse.
• Answer patients' call signals.
• Bathe, groom, shave, dress, and/or drape patients for procedures.
• Clean rooms and change linens.
• Feed patients unable to feed themselves.
• Prepare, serve, and collect food trays.
• Provide patient care by supplying and emptying bed pans, applying dressings, and supervising exercises.
• Help patients walk, exercise, and move in and out of bed.
• Transport patients to treatment units using wheelchair or stretcher.
• Turn and reposition bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
• Work as part of a medical team that examines and treats clinic outpatients.
• Answer phones and direct visitors.
• Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum.
• Deliver messages, documents and specimens.
• Explain medical instructions to patients and family members.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Observe patients’ conditions, report changes to staff.
• Perform clerical duties such as processing documents and scheduling appointments.
• Restrain patients if necessary.
• Set up equipment such as oxygen tents, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.

Descrizione del lavoro

SmartRecruiters, Inc. is seeking a healthcare aide to administer medications and treatments as prescribed and to support patient care in a home health setting. The role involves assisting patients with daily activities, preparing meals, and helping with mobility and hygiene tasks.

You will work as part of a clinical team to ensure patient comfort and safety. The position requires strong collaboration, ability to interpret medical instructions, and careful documentation of patient status and