STEELE COUNTY
Home Health Aide/Homemaker (Project Management)
Basics of personal hygiene and health care.
Basics of food nutrition.
Basic housekeeping procedures.
Essential Skills
Using equipment and appliances such as ovens, stoves, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and dryers.
Assisting people with personal care as set forth in care plans.
Planning and preparing meals.
Cleaning.
Listening, developing client rapport and providing emotional support.
Observing changes in mental and physical condition.
Recording basic information in client charts.
Following directions and care plans.
Assisting with ambulating and range of motion exercises.
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Physical Job Requirements (Percentage of Time)
Category:
Stand: Continuously (66-100%)
Walk: Continuously (66-100%)
Sit: Occasionally (1-33%)
Use of hands: Continuously (66-100%)
Reach with hands & arms: Continuously (66-100%)
Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: Frequently (34-66%)
Talk or hear: Frequently (34-66%)
Taste or smell: Never
Lift & carry: up to 25 pounds continuously (66-100%), up to 50 pounds occaisionally (1-33%)
Working Conditions
Incumbents may be subjected to odors, dusts, blood, body fluids, chemicals, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, travel, exposure to contagious diseases, public contact involving conflict, and work activities requiring constant precautions and safety considerations.
This description is intended to describe the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty being performed by people assigned to this classification. The list of responsibilities is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.