Home Health Aide

The Home Health Aide is a member of the Nurse Next Door team and works under the supervision of the Home Health Services Director or the Clinical Nurse Manager and performs personal care services as necessary to meet the client’s needs. The Home Health Aide is responsible for observing clients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed. The Home Health Aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a client’s care.

Responsibilities of the Home Health Aide include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provide client care as directed by the Home Health Services Director/Clinical Nurse Manager
2. Provides personal care:
   a. Bathing
   b. Grooming, including oral care
   c. Assists the client with dressing and undressing
   d. Assists the client with toileting activities
   e. Assists in feeding the client, if necessary
   f. Feeds clients who are unable to feed themselves
   g. Takes and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure)
   h. Measures and record height and weight, if necessary.
   i. Supports good skin care to prevent skin breakdown (i.e. turn and reposition client, actively encourage movement)
   j. Assists client with active and passive range of motions as defined by the plan of care
   k. Provides client with help walking and transferring
   l. Observes client’s physical, mental and emotional conditions
   i. Reports any change to the supervisor
   ii. Documents observed changes
   m. Measures and documents intake and output, if necessary
   n. Assists client in the self-administration of medication (medication reminder)
   o. Performs light housekeeping
   p. Performs meal preparation and clean up
   q. Changes bed linens and make up the client’s bed
   r. Maintains an orderly client environment.
3. Follows principles of infection control and Universal Precautions.
4. Identifies and participates in performance improvement activities.
5. Assists in providing a safe environment and promote quality patient care through adherence to established policies, procedures and standards.
6. Ensures client’s rights are adhered to. These include but are not limited to:
   a. the right to privacy and dignity while care is being provided
   b. the right to accept or refuse care
   c. the right to confidentiality of their information
7. Responds rapidly and appropriately in an emergency situation
8. Uses equipment properly and in a safe manner.