Home Health Aide - Private Pay, Part-Time, Riverhead

Always Compassionate Home Care; Town of Riverhead (NY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Always Compassionate Health in Riverhead, NY invites you to join as a Home Health Aide. Part-time role focusing on compassionate in-home care, following a care plan created by a Nursing Supervisor, assisting with hygiene, mobility, feeding, medications reminders, and daily charting.

You will support clients in a warm, respectful manner, maintain safety, and collaborate with the nursing supervisor and agency staff to ensure high-quality, person-centered care.

Qualifications

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Must have a certificate from a Home Health Aide training program consistent with State requirements with evidence of ongoing in-service education to maintain the certificate.
• Must have the maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the client, the client's family and agency personnel.
• Have a sincere interest in and a sympathetic attitude towards caring for the sick and disabled.
• A HOME HEALTH AIDE MUST: Get along well with others. Be dependable and trustworthy. Maintain compliance with all agency policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a healthy, safe environment. Providing nutritional and environmental support.
• Assist with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, walking and feeding the client.
• Position the client when instructed to do so.
• Assist with certain treatments and therapy as ordered by the physician and approved by the nursing supervisor.
• Remind the client to take medications.
• Assist with payment of bills ONLY when authorized to do so and it is documented on the assignment sheet.
• Run errands when authorized to do so. Documentation on the Aide Charting Sheet daily.
• Report any important information or changes in the client's condition to the agency and/or the nursing supervisor when necessary.
• Use of medical supplies and equipment when appropriate.
• Emotional support and the development of a trusting relationship between the aide and the client.
• Encouragement of client independence.

Education

Home Health Aide training certificate

Job description

Always Compassionate Health in Riverhead, NY invites you to join as a Home Health Aide. Part-time role focusing on compassionate in-home care, following a care plan created by a Nursing Supervisor, assisting with hygiene, mobility, feeding, medications reminders, and daily charting.

You will support clients in a warm, respectful manner, maintain safety, and collaborate with the nursing supervisor and agency staff to ensure high-quality, person-centered care.