In Home Aide/Cna

Responsibilities:

The primary function of the In-Home Aide is to assist clients with personal care services and activities of daily living (ADL’s) under the supervision of a registered nurse. Assistance with ADL’s include assisting clients with hygiene, bathing, dressing, mobility, toileting, eating, grooming, meal preparation and other duties as defined in each client’s plan of care that are instrumental to completingpersonal care.Complete training in, at minimum, of beneficiary rights, confidentiality and privacy practices along with monthly in services.

In-Home Aides are required to:

• Maintains confidentiality regarding client care and condition
• Perform all skills and procedures competently and within the regulations and licensing laws of the state and agency policies
• Attend at least 12 hours of in-service annually and at leastone in-service annually on airborne and blood borne pathogen training.
• Complete housekeeping and home management tasks that are essential. Although secondary to personal care tasks necessary for maintaining the client’s health
• Recognize and report signs of abuse and neglect
• Able to administer care for limited client’s
• Report accidents/incidents
• Report any change in client condition to the RN Service Supervisor and Home Care Agency Director

Qualifications:

The position requires empathy and communication skills in addition to the ability to perform physical care. Qualified individual must be able to read, follow written instructions and document care given. An annual TB skin test or chest x-ray is required prior to employment

Note:

This job description gives examples of the variety of duties and responsibilities and general nature of this position. It is not intended that this description include all duties for the position of the IHA nor is it intended that the related duties may not be required.