Home Health Aide in at Clermont Senior Services Inc

Home Health Aide

What you’ll do

As a home health aide, you will provide personal care, homemaking, and respite services to assigned customers according to each customer’s care plan. You will work under the direct supervision of an RN, or an LPN.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide safe personal care as assigned, including bathing, shampooing, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting, transfers, ambulation, range of motion, positioning, and support with nutrition and fluid intake.
• Perform special tasks assigned by the licensed nurse after receiving instruction and successfully completing a return demonstration.
• Provide homemaking, including light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, essential errands, and grocery shopping.
• Provide respite services, including personal care, homemaking, and companionship.
• Serve as a liaison between the customer, Home Care Manager, and case manager, and promptly report any customer who may be at immediate risk or in danger.
• Complete and submit all required customer and Agency documentation accurately and within required time frames.
• Protect confidential information and share it only when needed to conduct valid Agency business.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What you’ll need

Candidates must meet at least one of the following qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current Certified State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA) status verified through the Ohio Nurse Aide Registry.
• Graduation from an approved Home Care Aide Program, with no 24-month lapse in employment since completing the program.
• At least one year of supervised institutional or community-based direct service delivery in healthcare within the last three years.
• Nursing student who can verify successful completion of Fundamentals of Nursing Care.
• All candidates must successfully complete a competency evaluation, including a written exam and demonstration of basic skills, and meet the Agency’s general requirements.
• Ability to meet the agency’s general employment requirements.

Starting Wage = $17.50 per hour

Physical Requirements

This position involves frequent hands-on assistance to customers and physical activity throughout the workday, including standing, walking, bending, squatting, and kneeling. Some climbing and driving are also required. The employee must occasionally lift up to 75 pounds and may occasionally be exposed to outdoor temperature extremes.