Home Health Aide - Student

Job Profile Summary

Position Summary:
Provides assistance in patient/participant daily routines, activities and personal care at their place of residence.


Key Responsibilities:
• Helps to provide a comprehensive plan to meet patient/participant needs, daily as well as long term.
• Maintains records of patient/participant daily activities, including general condition of client.
• Aids in patient/participant daily routine, activities include but are not limited to, personal care, light housekeeping, and meal preparations.
• Accurately and timely completes aide activity sheets, submitting activity sheets on a timely basis as specified by department policies.
• Attends a minimum of 12 hours of annual in-service education/competencies
• Communicates any concerns/changes in patient/participant condition to appropriate staff in a timely manner and documents on Aide Activity sheet.
• Keeps family and staff informed of clients activities and concerns.
Performs other duties as required

Desired Attributes:
Must have reliable transportation.


Minimum Qualifications:
• Nursing student who has documented evidence of successful completion of course work requiring mastery of home health aide tasks within the past 24 months. Official transcript will be acceptable to verify Fundamentals in Nursing.


Required Licensure/Certification:
Must have valid NYS Driver’s license for Home Care (preferred by ElderONE)
Must complete both written and one day HHA Skills competency program provided by Rochester Regional Health and earn active New York State HHA certification within 4 days from hire.

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

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The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.