Home Health Aide - Temporary Full Time - Home Care Detroit Lakes

The mission of Knute Nelson is to enrich the lives of everyone we serve.

This temporary 5.5-month assignment is full-time, 84 hours per pay period, providing one-on-one compassionate care in the Detroit Lakes Area.

Must be a highly driven and motivated individual that’s able to deliver a higher level of quality care.

Scope

• Provide personal care to clients within their home under the direction of a nurse.
• Provide homemaking services within the home.
• Support client’s well-being, including physical, emotional, and social.

Key Responsibilities

• In coordination with a staff team, you will be temporarily providing one-on-one in-home care with the client, providing personal care and assistance with daily living tasks. This type of role offers caregivers autonomy and the opportunity for meaningful, fulfilling relationships with clients
• Support client’s physical well-being – provide personal cares as directed by the nurse such as bathing assistance, simple wound care, dressing, transferring, toileting. Respect is given to honor the privacy of the client when possible.
• Support client’s mental well-being – establish professional working relationships with clients and family members. Encourage social connectedness through assisting with various means of communication available to the client.
• Support client’s home environment – provide client directed light housekeeping. Have a keen eye for safety hazards within the home, working to eliminate them with the client’s approval or reporting to the supervising nurse concerns about the home.
• Documentation – document all client cares per policy. Communicate client updates to supervising nurse.
• Other duties as assigned – the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Education and Experience Required

• Must be registered as a CNA in the State of Minnesota.
• Must obtain CPR certification within 6 months from date of hire.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and use of an insured personal vehicle.
• Must complete and pass a state required background study.
• Able to communicate verbally and in writing to the extent required by the position.
• Able to physically perform the duties required by the position.
• Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, clients, and clients’ responsible parties.

Reports To:
Regional Clinical Manager

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