Home health aide provides health care assistance to patients at their residence. They help those clients who are unable to care for themselves or perform daily routine. They provide basic medical service and examine vital signs. Some of them specialize in pediatric home health. The job duties and responsibilities of home health aide involves helping patients with personal hygiene and performing other daily tasks, checking vital signs and administering prescription medication, helping with housekeeping, making necessary transportation arrangement, working with personal care aide, nursing assistant, observing and reporting patient condition, helping patient to perform physical therapies, providing companionship and psychological support, and counseling patients and diet and exercise. The candidate should have experience in a similar field and should be familiar with basic nutrition and personal hygiene standard. He must hold a CPR certification and first aid training skills. A health aide provider should work with limited supervision and should have nursing and health care administration skills.
Home Health Aide Resume
Name: Jane Harrison
Address: 6073 Schmidt Square, New York, NY
Phone: 505 – 320-7036
Email: [email protected]
Current Job: Home Health Aide, New Parkland Hospital, New Parkland, CA
Objective:
Certified home health aide who is able to prioritize and think critically. Having more than 5 years of experience caring disable and terminally ill patients seeking an opportunity to join the wellness center and provide patients first-rate in-home health care. Possess a wide range of medical care skills and focused on maintaining patient care requirement.
Skills:
- Broad knowledge of medical care techniques
- Able to assist patients with a variety of health care tasks
- Familiar provides special care to senior patients at home
- Able to work independently and ready to accept supervision
- Can carry out direction and instruction and maintain a simple record
- Have patience, demonstrate tact and maintain good personal hygiene
Work Experience
Home Health Aide, New Parkland Hospital, New Parkland, CA ( 2016 – present )
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisted patients with meal planning
- Provided assistance in personal hygiene
- Performed housekeeping, bed making, and cleaning tasks
- Responsible for assisting a client with home management tasks
- Build a healthy relationship with seniors and their family members
Home Health aide, Happy Valley Care Center, San Francisco, CA (2014 – 2016 )
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Examined and recorded vital signs of patients
- Observed patients behavior and administered oral medication
- Assisted patient with therapy exercise
- Performed housekeeping task like changing sheets, cleaning room, laundry and vacuuming
- Assisted patient moving out of the room, grooming, dressing and performing daily tasks
Home Health Aide, Straight Health Care, San Francisco, CA (2012 – 2014 )
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Taking care of permanently ill patients and administer medications
- Provided health care support on doctor’s treatment program
- Massaging patients and changing dress of bedsores
- Providing emotional support to the patient
- Preparing a home meal as per dietician instruction
- Accompanied patient to chemotherapy center
- Performed patient’s daily personal health care routine
Education:
High School: Golden Valley High School, San Francisco, CA
Penn Foster Academy – Health Home Aide training Program
Certified Nursing Assistant – American Red Cross, 2015
Reference:
Joanne Lawson, Home Health Aide, Straight Health Care, San Francisco, CA
Personal Information:
- Civil Status: Married
- Date of Birth: 10/2/1995
- Hobbies: reading, baking, and biking
