Position Summary:
Under direct supervision, provides personal and homemaking services to ill, convalescing, elderly, and disabled persons in the patients' home.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Provides personal care of a patient, including bathing, grooming/hygiene, and toileting.
2. Takes and records daily vital signs. Reports all vital signs that are outside the normal range.
3. Assists patients with positioning/turning, transfers, catheter care, and range of motion exercises.
4. Light housekeeping and food preparation.
5. Recognizes and reports any unusual, untoward, or new symptoms/changes to the RN.
6. May perform functions to support the telehealth program (uninstalls, equipment cleaning and maintenance, installations/setups).
7. Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Successful completion of a written home health/hospice competency test and the clinical skills testing.
- Certification as Home Health Aide (CHHA).
Preferred:
- Six months of experience with a variety of patients.
Position/Subsidiary Specific:
- Valid driver’s license, proof of valid auto insurance, and maintain a driving record in accordance with McLaren’s corporate driving policy and eligibility guidelines.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 26001255
- Daily Work Times: 8:00am-4:30pm
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: Yes
- Weekends: Yes
