Home Health Aide Lansing

Position Summary:  

Under direct supervision, provides personal and homemaking services to ill, convalescing, elderly, and disabled persons in the patients' home.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Provides personal care of a patient, including bathing, grooming/hygiene, and toileting.

2. Takes and records daily vital signs. Reports all vital signs that are outside the normal   range.

3. Assists patients with positioning/turning, transfers, catheter care, and range of motion exercises.

4. Light housekeeping and food preparation.

5. Recognizes and reports any unusual, untoward, or new symptoms/changes to the RN.

6. May perform functions to support the telehealth program (uninstalls, equipment cleaning and maintenance, installations/setups).

7. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Successful completion of a written home health/hospice competency test and the clinical skills testing. 

• Certification as Home Health Aide (CHHA).

Preferred: 

• Six months of experience with a variety of patients.

Position/Subsidiary Specific:

• Valid driver’s license, proof of valid auto insurance, and maintain a driving record in accordance with McLaren’s corporate driving policy and eligibility guidelines.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans