Home Health Aide (HHA) Job Description
Who are we? Leaves Personal Care is a faith-based/mission driven organization whose mission is to Honor God by serving ALL people with personalized care. Would you like to join us? Since we don't have a paid account here, we ask you to demonstrate your "go-getter" attitude and find your way to our website and apply there! What do we do? We help older adults succeed in living full lives with as much independence and dignity as possible. We support our clients desire to remain at home by assisting them with personal care and home making needs, by proving friendship and support, and assisting with other needs such as meal preparation, transportation to appointments and outings, plus a whole lot more. In all we do, we seek to build meaningful relationships with our clients and their loved ones. Example of duties you may perform: Perform light housekeeping duties, including cleaning, making meals and laundry by providing homemaking services and custodial care Assist with bathing, grooming, toileting/incontinence care, and dressing and occasionally, assisting with transfers from bed to wheelchair Provide general companionship care to our clients, including conversation and social engagement Follow the personal, written care plan for each client and clearly document your tasks so our client's families know their loved one has been well cared for Provide transportation to appointments and assist with miscellaneous errands Communicate the needs, concerns of client, family, staff, or others to office Represent yourself and Leaves well by respectfully and professionally interacting with staff, family, doctors, and agencies Ensure compliance with company policies, standards, training, and meetings Qualifications Current driver’s license, insurance, and good driving record Minimum of high school degree or equivalent, and be at least 18 years old Willingness to learn new skills and work independently and in cooperation with others Ability to communicate with others effectively and professionally with a high degree of sensitivity and respect, timeliness, attire, policies, and procedures Ability to work with those who have physical or cognitive challenges Experience as a home health aide preferred but not required Knowledge of Hospice or Dementia Care preferred No training? No problem. We provide training and ongoing support to help our caregivers succeed!