Home Health Aide

The following MAY NOT be Performed by the Home Health Aide

• Tube feedings
• Cold or heat application
• Administration of an enema.
• Care of a tracheostomy tube
• Catheter or colostomy irrigation
• Administration of any medication
• Providing medical advice
• Cutting finger or toenails

Qualifications:

• Is at least 18 years of age.
• Is a high school graduate, has a GED, or demonstrates ability to read and write adequately to complete required forms and reports of visits and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Current Nurse Aide certification.
• Adequate physical & mental health to perform the job and free from communicable disease.
• Interest in and empathy for the ill.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work well with clients, families, and co-workers.