Home Care Aide Qualifications and Education:

Knowledge of:

  • Home Care Aide personal care and homemaking skills

Education and experience

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred
  • State Nurse Aide certification preferred
  • Successful completion of nurse/home care aide training course taught at an approved facility preferred
  • Able to read & write, follow written and oral instructions and document care given
  • Positive previous employment reference
  • Minimum one (1) year experience as a nurse/home care aide preferred

Demonstrated skills in:

  • Organizing and delegating work for effective results
  • Effective communication skills, written and oral
  • Interpersonal abilities to work with diverse personalities using tact and discretion
  • Competency skills-testing program
  • Lifting and body mechanics

Other:

  • Valid driver’s license and possession of a reliable automobile and proof of liability insurance for the automobile used during working hours.

Scope of responsibility and Accountability:

  • Provides personal care and homemaking services to Corporate clients following established guidelines, including the HCA service plan.
  • Documents visits, time & mileage accurately, reports problems immediately.
  • Acts as a Senior Aide Mentor by assisting newly hired HCAs in orienting to various routines involved with providing services to clients in their homes, when appropriate.

Regulatory Requirements/Agency Requirements:

  • Continuing education as required by the State of Ohio and/or the Corporation
  • CPR Certification
  • Compliance with JCAHO, Medicare and Medicaid regulations
  • Compliance with appropriate OSHA regulations, for example; observance of universal precautions, such as
    • annual Communications of Hazards and OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Service.
  • Compliance with all corporate policies and procedures as they relate to personnel and practice issues
  • Annual continuing education relevant to and practical for position.

Resumes may be faxed to Barbara Allen at 740-594-4078 or e-mailed to . When emailing your resume, please send it either as a Microsoft Word (.doc) attachment, or as inline text. Call 740-594-8226 for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.