The Home Care Assistant is accountable for the delivery of quality home care services to the programs's patients in conjunction with physician's directions, company and industry standards, and insurance guidelines as assigned by a registered nurse. The home care assistant is supervised by a licensed nurse to deliver quality home care services to the patients.
Minimal Education:
High School graduate or G.E.D.
Minimal Experience:
Minimum of six (6) months of supervised work experience as a nurse aide in a skilled nursing or acute care setting (one year preferred).
Other Qualifications:
Successfully completed the Certified Nursing Assistant program and has current certification and current in required in-services.
Minimum age of 18 years or older is required for this position due to Department of Labor regulations.
Current listing with no substantiated findings on the state Nurse Aide Registry.
Completion of a written or manual competency test and evaluation for Level 1 In-Home Aide duties may be required.
Minimum of twelve hours of documented in-service instruction per calendar year of home health employment.
Valid driver's license, proof of insurance, means of transportation and ability to meet EveryAge's auto insurance carrier's standards for coverage is strongly preferred.