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Community Wellness Partners Home Health Aide (HHA) Active Day Social Day Care Program in Clinton, New York
LUTHERAN HOME OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC.
CLINTON, NEW YORK 13323
POSITION: Home Health Aide (HHA) for Active Day Social Adult Day Care (SADC) Program
MAIN FUNCTION:
Home Health Aides are unlicensed, non-professional workers.
The HHA is a member of the service team, working under the guidance and supervisor. The HHA is expected to continue developing his/her skills and abilities in the function he/she performs.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
This list is not exclusive but is indicative of those types of procedures in which a HHA may participate. Each resident care plan will outline the exact procedures the HHA is expected to carry out for the individual.
A. Give personal care:
Bath – bed, chair, tub, shower
Assist with toileting needs
Comb hair/shampoo
Denture, mouth/care
Make bed
Help with dressing
Help with walking
Transfer patient from bed to chair
Nail filing/cleaning unless diabetic or contradicted by nurse
Feeding/recording intake and output as needed
B. Give special care:
Accompany patients to medical care appointments
Help with use of appliances, i.e. wheelchairs, walker, crutches, hearing aides as demonstrated
REMIND ONLY with medication.
C. Assist the SADC staff with the program, which includes the following but is not limited to:
Provide a continental breakfast and lunch for the participants;
Supporting participant’s involvement in individual or group activities of their choosing, with the people of their choosing and meeting participant needs where applicable;
Supporting and assisting the participant in completing activities of daily living of their choosing while at program as appropriate for safety and the participants’ abilities, if applicable.
Assisting with community outings.
Assistance with self-administration of medications for participants who require assistance as per their physician’s order;
D. Promote the patient’s mental alertness through conversation, reading, games, and other activities.
E. Report any changes in patient’s mental or physical condition to the Director of SADC.
F. Give simple emotional and psychological support to the participant.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The HHA must successfully complete an approved training course to carry out assigned Activities.
Be 18 years of age, show maturity, emotional and mental stability.
Shall be able to speak, read and write English, and speak the predominant language of the resident.
Understand and carry out directions and instructions, record messages, and keep simple records.
Sympathetic attitude towards providing services for the residents.
Have good physical health, as indicated by documentation in the Human Resources Files.
Must participate in 12 or more hours of in-service education per year.