Home Health Aide
Course Description
Learn to care for people in the comfort of their own home – enabling patients to stay in their homes by monitoring and recording patient condition, providing support and personal services, and teaching families.
If you would rather work one-on-one with a patient or in a home setting, the Home Health Aide (HHA) class is for you.
Phlebotomist Skills and Qualifications
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Creating a Safe
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Effective Environment
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Health Promotion and Maintenance
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Nursing Skills
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Health Care Administration
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Patient Services
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Verbal Communication
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Listening
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Training
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Dependability
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Emotional Control
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Medical Teamwork (Monster.com, 2017).
Sample Job Description
Learn to care for people in the comfort of their own home and perform the following duties as a Home Health Aide:
• Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise.
• Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services; shopping for food and other household requirements; preparing and serving meals and snacks; running errands.
• Assists patients by providing personal services, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Helps patients care for themselves by teaching the use of a cane or walker, special utensils to eat, special techniques and equipment for personal hygiene.
• Helps family members care for the patient by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, and re-position the patient; advising on nutrition, cleanliness, and housekeeping.
• Records patient information by making entries in the patient journal; notifying nursing supervisor of changing or unusual conditions.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following asepsis standards and procedures; maintaining security precautions; following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, home care policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments (Monster.com, 2017).