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Home Health Aides

Job Zone 2 - Some preparation needed

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Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.

Pay & job outlook

We don't have national pay or outlook data for this role yet.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS and Employment Projections.

Top skills
Active ListeningService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionMonitoringSpeakingWritingPersuasionInstructing
Top knowledge areas
Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePsychologyPublic Safety and SecurityAdministration and ManagementMedicine and DentistryTelecommunicationsLaw and Government
Core tasks

• Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.

• Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.

• Bathe patients.

• Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.

• Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.

• Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.

• Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.

• Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.

Frequently asked questions

What education is typically required for Home Health Aides?

Typical entry-level education: Job Zone 2 - Some preparation needed.