A Home Health Aide, or Personal Care Aide, is a professional caregiver responsible for helping patients maintain their personal health and hygiene in their place of residence. Their duties include shopping for groceries and preparing meals, taking care of patients’ hygiene needs and handling basic tasks, such as getting the mail or scheduling appointments.
Home Health Aide は、さまざまな職務と責任を果たすことができなければなりません。以下は、Home Health Aide が実行できるいくつかの職務と責任です:
- Grocery shopping and preparing meals, according to clients’ preferences and individual dietary needs and restrictions
- Assisting with daily living tasks, such as bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting and feeding
- Checking patient vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature
- Administering medications and providing other basic health supports, such as changing dressings on wounds
- Scheduling medical appointments and providing transportation services as needed
- Providing companionship through conversation and activities
競争力のある Home Health Aide には、次のような特定のスキルと資格があります:
- Ability to understand and closely follow instructions from healthcare providers
- Knowledge of basic first aid and CPR
- Interpersonal skills to interact positively with patients
- Attentiveness to detail to maintain accurate records
- Time management skills to complete all assigned tasks during a shift
- Organizational skills to keep track of records and information for multiple clients
