Home Care Aide

Southern Ohio Medical Center; Portsmouth (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Ohio Medical Center is seeking a Home Care Aide who works under the Nurse Manager and assists with routine nursing procedures to ensure patient care, comfort, and safety in the home setting.

The role includes taking vital signs, assisting with personal hygiene, helping patients with ambulation, and performing light housekeeping and errands as needed. LIC ensureances include BLS within 90 days and BMVL driving eligibility; nursing assistant/home care training is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of Home Care competency evaluation program required.
• BL S within 90 days of hire required.
• BMVL required (driving eligibility per SOMC)
• Completion of approved nursing assistant/home care aide/long term care nursing assistant training preferred.
• Approximately six months experience in acute/long term/community care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Makes home visits and provides for care, comfort and safety of assigned patients under direction of the Home Care registered nurse.
• Performs basic patient care procedures such as enemas, decubitus care, non-sterile dressings, shaving, and vital signs.
• Assists patient with transfers, ambulation and ROM exercises according to the Plan of Care.
• Performs light household services such as linen changes, light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation and errands.
• Observes and reports environmental, physical and emotional changes to the Home Care Nurse.
• Documents care and services provided and observations reported to the nurse.

Skills

Vital signs

Personal hygiene assistance

Mobility support

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Home Care competency evaluation

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager or Asst Nurse Manager. The Home Care Aide's primary job function is to: According to established procedures, performs routine service duties and basic nursing procedures necessary to provide for care, comfort and safety of Home Care patients. In doing so, takes vital signs, assists patients with personal hygiene and feeds and ambulates patients according to specific procedures. May help maintain patient's immediate area and may occasionally run errands for Home Care patients. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School Diploma or successful completion of an equivalent High School Exam Required
• Successful completion of Home Care competency evaluation program required

Licensure:

• BLS within 90 days of hire required
• BMVL required (Must maintain eligibility to drive as determined by SOMC insurance carriers)
• Completion of approved nursing assistant, home care aide, or long term care nursing assistant training preferred

Experience:

• Approximately six months prior experience in either the acute, long term care or community based care setting preferred. Home Care experience preferred.

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

The following is a summary of the major job duties of this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• 1. Makes home visits and provides for care, comfort and safety of assigned patients under direction of the Home Care registered nurse.
• 3. Performs selected basic patient care procedures such as enemas, decubitus care, non-sterile dressings, shaving, and vital signs.
• 4. Assists patient with transfers, ambulation and performs R.O.M. exercises according to the Plan of Care.
• 5. Performs light household services such as: linen changes, light housekeeping in the patient areas, laundry, meal preparation and running errands.
• 6. Observes and reports environmental, physical and emotional changes in the patients' status to the Home Care Nurse.
• 7. Documents care and services provided and observations reported to the nurse.

Southern Ohio Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other basis under the law.

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