Home Health Aid
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- Aiding with recreational activities, meals, feeding of clients, toileting, and serving beverages and snacks, in addition to giving showers and clothing changes when necessary.
- Conduct hourly count of clients, as well as verifying the attendance sheet matches the client count against the BAFI Live Kiosk. Report any discrepancy immediately.
- Providing companionship through conversation and activities.
- Assist clients with transfer and transport to other rooms.
- Assist with light housekeeping tasks such as: cleaning bathroom areas, chairs, tables, refrigerator, cabinets, counters, and disposal of trash.
- Assist in loading and unloading clients safely on the BAFI vans.
- Lift, move, and transport clients using proper body techniques to prevent accidents.
- Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each client in the delivery of services.
- Interact with residents in a manner that displays compassion and empathy promoting a caring environment.
- Responsible for promptly reporting to charge nurse or nursing personnel abnormal findings, health, and behavior changes, or evidence of client abuse or violation of clients' rights.
- Communicates tactfully and properly in sensitive and emotional situations as well as interacting effectively with the client, visitors, families, volunteers, peers, and supervisors.
- Follows up with supervisors, co-workers or clients regarding reported complaints, problems, and concerns.
- Protect the personal belongings of each client including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, purses, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc.
- Reporting missing items according to established policy and participate in efforts to locate missing items.
- Comply with safety and infection control procedures including thorough hand washing, use of hand sanitizers, use of disposable gloves where indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
- Completes job duties with minimal supervisory direction, using appropriate judgment.
- Attend staff meetings as required.
- Perform additional assignments as required by Supervisor.