Home Health Aide - Private Duty Care
Home Health Aide – Private Duty Care
We are seeking a compassionate and reliable Home Health Aide to provide dedicated in-home care for an 85-year-old father. This is a private-duty position offering the opportunity to provide meaningful, one-on-one care and gain experience in search of your academic pursuits. Our team is managed by a local internal medicine physician.
Client Overview
Our father has several active medical conditions, including:
- Six months status post below-the-knee amputation that has completely healed and no longer requires medical intervention
- Type 2 diabetes
- History of cardiovascular disease
He is currently bed-ridden and requires some assistance getting out of bed to chair. A visiting nurse comes to our father’s home once per week to do vital sign checks and check medications. Physical and occupational therapists come to the home twice per week to provide care.
Home Environment
The home environment is a 1700 sq. foot home with comfortable amenities for the caregiver and patient located in Frederick, Maryland. The patient has a hospital bed with a trapeze located in the bedroom on the main level of the home. There is a comfortable study area for students. Students are asked to have their own cell phone services and no visitors during the shift, and the patient is not to be left unattended during a shift. You will be provided with emergency contact information in the event that it is necessary to reach out to other members of our care team for personal needs or a change in care assistance, availability, or in need of support.
Responsibilities
To the best of your ability, as a home health aide, you will be required as a member of our care team, to provide physical and occupational therapy as instructed by our home health physical and occupational therapists, which will include instruction as to aiding the patient utilizing the Hoyer lift. As a home health aide, you will be responsible for providing high-quality personal and supportive care, including:
- Assistance with activities of daily living, which involves personal care (i.e., bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care)
- Mobility support and transfer assistance
- Medication reminders and monitoring
- Being alert to health related medical conditions to include changes in respiration, bowel patterns, levels of alertness, and vital signs
- Meals will be provided by family but may require microwave heating
- Nursing care that include maintaining good hygiene and a clean room environment devoid of clutter
- Companionship, social interaction, and emotional support
Schedule
- Our team is currently attempting to schedule care around the clock on a weekly basis. Students are asked to agree to a minimum of a 4 hour shift with a maximum of 12 hours. Back- to back shifts are allowed but must be requested at the beginning of the home care week.
Qualifications
- Dependable, patient, and compassionate demeanor
- Experience taking basic vital signs (temperature, pulse)
- Basic assistance with activities of daily living
- Knowledge of basic personal care techniques, including all types of baths and showers
- Ability to recognize basic signs and symptoms and observe changes in condition
- Physical therapy and occupational therapy in home care team will instruct you with use of any equipment and with exercises
Compensation
- $15.00 per hour (hours and scheduling are negotiable)
How to Apply
Interested candidates should contact (240) 578-2772 or TNTC@mail.com for additional information or to apply.