Home Care Aide

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Job Description

As a home care aide, the expected duties may include caring for those who are physically or mentally ill, those injured or disabled or infirm patients confined to home or residential care facilities.

Home health aide is one of the top 10 occupations showing large job growth, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Home care aides work under the supervision of a nurse, and work closely with family members to provide the care needed. Both men and women are sought after as home health aides.

Responsibilities

Home health aides work to keep patients in their homes by monitoring them and providing services. Their primary responsibilities include:

Housekeeping, laundry, shopping, and errands
Keeping records of services
Recording patient conditions and notifies the supervising nurse of changes or unusual behavior
Changing dressings, assisting with bathing, and offering support
Preparing patient meals and following specific dietary guidelines
Training patients to use special equipment to care for themselves
Maintaining a safe and healthy environment for the patient by following specified standards and procedures
Ensuring proper security precautions are taken

Skills

Communication	Must effectively communicate with your co-workers to ensure the best care and the proper procedures. Must be able to communicate in high-stress environments.
Active Listening	Offering your full attention to an individual person or group in order to fully understand problems and their nature.
Critical Thinking	Must use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making	Needs to be able to act autonomously and make difficult decisions that would benefit the patient or make corrections. Must consider all benefits and repercussions of potential actions and choose the appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving	Must be able to identify complex problems and develop and evaluate corrective options and implement solutions.
Stress Management	Must be able to endure intense situations and handle pressure that comes with extreme situations you may encounter.
Trustworthiness	Must be trustworthy because you have people's lives in your hands and what you do could help or hurt them. They are entrusted with a great responsibility and must live up to it.
Perceptiveness	Gauging how people react and read their body language to decipher their feelings and predict their actions. They must be able to determine if people could be a risk to themselves or others and to distinguishtruths from lies.

Working Conditions

A 40 hour work week is standard for full-time employment as a home health aide. Because many patients may need care and assistance 24 hours a day, some conditions of employment may include night, weekend or holiday shifts. Some aides work on “live in” arrangements. Still others work on a part-time basis.

The nature of the work calls for aides to spend many hours standing and walking, and the work may include heavy lifting at times.

Aides are trained in proper body mechanics in how to move patients safely and care for them. Mechanical devices may sometimes be used to reduce the risk of injury when lifting or transferring a patient.

Employment as a home health aide can be emotionally stressful when working with patients who are disoriented, irritable, and uncooperative or in the terminal stages of illness.

Salary Outlook

$18,610 25^th Percentile

$21,380 50^th Percentile

$24,320 75^th Percentile

$8.95 Hourly

$10.28 Hourly

$11.69 Hourly

Estimated Annual Salary	Average Hourly Wage	Positions Nationwide
$22,400.00	$10.77	914,000

Resources

Home Healthcare Nurses Association (NAHC)

National Association for Home Care and Hospice

National Network of Career Nursing Assistants

Title	Company	Location	Posted
Home Health Aide - Home Care	Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota	Bemidji, MN	06.28.2017
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Home Care Aide	Baystate Health	Springfield, MA	06.14.2017
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Home Care Aide	UnityPoint Health-Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge, IA	04.20.2017
Ensures quality and safe delivery of services to patients according to care plan under the supervision of appropriate licensed personnel. Uses equipment and supplies safely, effectively, and efficiently....
Home Health Aide - Home Care - Per diem	Hebrew SeniorLife	Roslindale, MA	06.28.2017
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Home Health Aide-PRN-Home Care	Mercy Medical Center North Iowa	Mason City, IA	06.28.2017
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Home Care Aide	Mary Greeley Medical Center	Ames, IA	06.28.2017
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Home Care Aide (HCA): Virginia Gay Home Health	Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics	Vinton, IA	06.21.2017
We are looking for a Home Health Aide to provide assistance in daily living and personal care services in client’s homes in accordance with an established care plan.
Aide, Home Health (Home Health)	Park Nicollet Health Services	St. Louis Park, MN	06.12.2017
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Home Health Aide	St. Mary Medical Center	Hobart, IN	05.04.2017
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Home Health Aide	Hebrew SeniorLife	Brookline, MA	06.28.2017
A Home Health Aide is a trained paraprofessional prepared to assist professional personnel in personal care and home management as related to comfort, care, and safety of a consumer in the home. We need aide's in the following towns: Needham,...
Home Health Aide	Sioux Center Health	Sioux Center, IA	06.28.2017
Responsible for providing personal care and simple rehabilitative/restorative services to clients according to written instructions prepared by the Home Health RN, Physical Therapist and carried out under the supervision of the appropriate health...
Home Health Aide	Mercy Medical Center North Iowa	Mason City, IA	06.28.2017
Pay Range:($11.53-$15.88) JOB SUMMARY: Under the written care plan of the RN, provides and assists in client care in the home. The HHA will maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Education [formal]:...
Hospice Aide - Hospice Home Care (Horry County) Full-time	McLeod Health	Little River, SC	06.28.2017
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VNA Certified Home Health Aide	Cape Cod Healthcare	Hyannis, MA	06.28.2017
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Home Health Aide - Home Care Bemidji, MN Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota
Job Title: Home Health Aide | Home Care | Bemidji City: BEMIDJI State: Minnesota Department : Home Care HHA Job Schedule: Part Time Shift: Days Hours Per Shift: 8 hr JOBSUMMARY Provide safe, quality home care and hospice services...
Home Care Aide Springfield, MA Baystate Health
Full / Part Time: Part-Time Location: Ware, Massachusetts Regular/Temporary: Regular Like any organization, it's the people that make the difference- Are you ready for the challenge? Do You Know Who We Are? We are Baystate Health- one of...
Home Care Aide Springfield, MA Baystate Health
Full / Part Time: Full-Time Location: Ware, Massachusetts Regular/Temporary: Regular Like any organization, it's the people that make the difference- Are you ready for the challenge? Do You Know Who We Are? We are Baystate Health- one of...
Home Care Aide Fort Dodge, IA UnityPoint Health-Fort Dodge
Ensures quality and safe delivery of services to patients according to care plan under the supervision of appropriate licensed personnel. Uses equipment and supplies safely, effectively, and efficiently....
Home Health Aide - Home Care - Per diem Roslindale, MA Hebrew SeniorLife
The Home Health Aide (HHA) will provide care in the home of the patient. The HHA is prepared to assist the clinical staff providers according to the plan of care. Care is provided under the direct supervision of the professional clinical...
Home Health Aide-PRN-Home Care Mason City, IA Mercy Medical Center North Iowa
Pay Range:($11.53-$15.88)JOB SUMMARY: Under the written care plan of the RN, provides and assists in client care in the home. The HHA will maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS A. Education [formal]: 1....
Home Care Aide Ames, IA Mary Greeley Medical Center
Position Summary Pay Range: Min:$11.40 -Mid:$13.66- Max:$15.91 Supports the professional clinical staff by providing direct patient care in the home setting and performing duties as assigned by the Case Manager. Ensures all actions taken in...
Home Care Aide (HCA): Virginia Gay Home Health Vinton, IA Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics
We are looking for a Home Health Aide to provide assistance in daily living and personal care services in client’s homes in accordance with an established care plan. 
Aide, Home Health (Home Health) St. Louis Park, MN Park Nicollet Health Services
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Home Health Aide Hobart, IN St. Mary Medical Center
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Home Health Aide Roslindale, MA Hebrew SeniorLife
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Home Health Aide Sioux Center, IA Sioux Center Health
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Home Health Aide Mason City, IA Mercy Medical Center North Iowa
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