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Below you can read the job description for the Home Health Aide /
Personal Care Aide at Spoon River Home Health Services.
If you meet the requirements for this position
and are interested in applying,
please call our office at (309) 245-0723.
 Responsible to:
Home Health Nurse, Support Services Manager Description
Provides support services, under the supervision
of the appropriate professional staff, that assist the client or
family in the
achievement of physical and emotional comfort.
JOB DUTIES/KNOWLEDGE
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1. Provides personal care services, such as:
• reading and recording temperature, pulse and
respiration
• maintaining a clean, safe and healthy environment
• bed, sponge, tub or shower bathing
• shampooing in sink, tub or shower
• caring for nails and skin
• oral hygiene
• assisting with toileting and elimination.
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2. Applies safety principles and
proper body mechanics to the performance of specific techniques
of personal and supportive care such as ambulation of clients,
transferring clients, assisting with the normal range of motion
and positioning and doing household chores. |
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3. Prepares and provides adequate
nutrition and fluid intake: provides medically prescribed diets
under
supervision. |
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4. Performs homemaking and other
environmental services that facilitate receiving sanitary and
safe
care at home. |
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5. Observes, reports and
documents changes in client status or expectations of service
promptly to a
supervisor or professional. |
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6. Understands basic elements of
body functioning and reports changes in client body functions as
indicated. |
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7. Recognizes emergency situations
and implements appropriate emergency procedures when
indicated. |
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8. Demonstrates utilization of good
basic infection control procedures and follows agency
procedures,
especially with regard to infection control, handling of
hazardous wastes, and safety measures in all
instances. |
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9. Accurately documents care
provided and submits visit records and mileage logs within 24
hours of
visit. |
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10. Attends in-service programs
according to agency policy. Attends client care conferences as
directed. |
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11. Renders services in strict accordance with
the written plan of care. |
JOB PERFORMANCE
Demonstrates initiative and skills in planning and organizing work
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1. Demonstrates a desire to set and meet objectives and to
find increasingly efficient ways to perform
tasks. |
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2. Completes work, care and
documentation with accuracy and within agency time frames. |
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3. Requires minimal supervision and is
self-directed. |
MISSION/AGENCY STANDARDS
Demonstrates organizational awareness and commitment
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1. Understands and appropriately
applies the chain of command in relation to job position and
supervision. |
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2. Knows and understands the agency mission in
relation to own job position. |
Observes confidentiality policy at all times
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1. Protects and honors customer and
coworker confidentiality. |
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2. Respects customers’ and coworkers’ right to
privacy. |
Observes attendance and attire policies
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1. Meets attendance and punctuality
expectations. |
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2. Demonstrates cooperation with
scheduling requests to meet agency needs. |
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3. Consistently adheres to agency dress code. |
Complies with all other related policies, procedures
and requests
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1. Recommends and/or supports
changes to policies and procedures. |
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2. Demonstrates knowledge of
policies and procedures applicable to own job position. |
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3. Adheres to policies and procedures. Honors
requests of management for interim rules. |
Conserves agency resources
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1. Maintains agency property,
supplies and equipment in a manner that demonstrates ownership
and
accountability. |
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2. Maintains the work area to reduce the
likelihood of safety hazards and to enhance its general
appearance. |
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Demonstrates interpersonal understanding and utilizes effective
communication skills
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1. Considers effects of words and
actions on others. |
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2. Utilizes listening skills that
indicate understanding and promotes accurate interpretation of
others’ concerns,
motivations and feelings. |
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3. Recognizes the influence of
beliefs and cultures on behaviors and accepts strengths and
limitations in others. |
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4. Works toward resolution of
interpersonal conflicts as they arise. |
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5. Recognizes when others are in
need of information, assistance or direction and consistently
offers and
provides help. |
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6. Attends and participates
positively in meetings. |
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7. Regularly reads and
appropriately applies information to practice. |
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8. Uses words that express respect,
patience and understanding in interactions with others. |
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9. Acknowledges others verbally and
nonverbally (eye contact, expression, tone of voice) promptly
and
courteously. |
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10. Follows appropriate phone etiquette. |
Exhibits behaviors of cooperation
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1. Develops cooperation and
collaborative work efforts that generally benefit all involved
parties. |
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2. Demonstrates the initiative to meet the
needs of the agency by assisting coworkers when work load
permits. |
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continuing education and personal/professional development
responsibilities
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1. Maintains personal health status
requirements in relation to job position. |
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2. Maintains professional
licensure/certification. |
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3. Maintains current personnel file information
and provides information to agency in timely manner. |
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4. Sets own development challenges and
volunteers to learn. |
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5. Assists with orientation of new personnel. |
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6. Adheres to agency infection control and
safety policies, including education, reporting, and practice
implementation specific to job position. |
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7. Attends agency provided in-service programs
to fulfill requirements of position and agency policies. |
Exhibits adaptability, flexibility, self-control and
maturity in work and behavior
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1. Maintains stable performance and emotions
when faced with opposition, pressure and/or stressful
conditions. |
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2. Recognizes codependency issues in caregiving
roles and exercises caution in relationships to maintain
objectivity. |
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3. Develops work relationships that honor and
respect others’ strengths and abilities. |
QUALIFICATIONS
| 1. Certified by the state as a home health aide. |
| 2. Successful completion of a nurse aide course that meets
federal/state requirements. |
| 3. Successful completion of the written competency exam
and the skills demonstration evaluation required for home
health aide certification by the agency. |
| 4. Takes oral and written instruction well. |
| 5. Works in a team responsibly and independently without
direct supervision. |
| 6. Records observations and activities. |
| 7. Good communication skills. |
| 8. Knowledge and Abilities: |
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Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care to and communicate with primarily the geriatric
population, and to a lesser degree the pediatric and adult
populations.
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Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of
growth and development over the life span.
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Able to assess data reflecting the client’s
status and interpret the appropriate information needed to
identify each client’s requirements relative to their
age-specific needs.
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DEGREE OF TRAVEL
Home visits daily. Periodic office meetings. Must have reliable
transportation and agency-required liability insurance.
DEGREE OF DISRUPTION TO ROUTINE, OVERTIME
Must be able to adapt to client status and needs as directed.
Schedule changes daily, due to staffing, client condition and
needs, new clients, etc. SAFETY HAZARDS IN JOB
Possible infections from clients, auto accidents, unsafe
neighborhoods.
| PHYSICAL DEMANDS |
NEVER |
OCCASIONALLY |
FREQUENTLY |
CONTINUALLY |
| Sit |
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| Stand |
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| Walk |
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| Bend/Stoop |
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| Squat |
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x |
| Crawl |
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x |
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| Climb |
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x |
x |
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| Reach Above Shoulder Level |
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| Kneel |
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| Balance |
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| Lift, Carry, Push, Pull |
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Maximum 10 lbs. |
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Maximum 20 lbs. |
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| Maximum 50 lbs. |
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Maximum Over
50 lbs. |
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| Must Be Able To |
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See |
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Hear |
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Speak |
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Use One Hand |
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x |
| Use Both
Hands |
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
NEVER |
OCCASIONALLY |
FREQUENTLY |
CONTINUALLY |
| Involves Being |
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| Inside |
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x |
| Outside |
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Exposed to
Temperatures of
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| 32°C
and less |
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| 100°F
and more |
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x |
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Wet & Humid
Conditions |
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x |
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| Noise,
Vibration |
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x |
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| Fumes, Dust |
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x |
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HAZARDS EXPOSURE |
NEVER |
OCCASIONALLY |
FREQUENTLY |
CONTINUALLY |
| Infectious Wastes |
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x |
| Toxic Chemicals |
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x |
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| Needles/Body Fluids |
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x |
| Radiation |
x |
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| Chemotherapeutics |
x |
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Occasionally = 1%-33% of the time
Continually = 67%-100%
Frequently = 34%-66% of the time |
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