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The Home Health Aide Trainee role is an entry-level position in Aveanna’s Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania PDN business. Locations may hire or select current employees to be placed into this position with the intent of enrolling them in Care Academy, a structured, externally administered training program that prepares individuals to earn their Home Health Aide Certification.
Job Responsibility:
Engage in all aspects of the Care Academy Training Program including regular attendance and participation in all in-person training, completion of all assignments and self-study curriculum, and satisfactory completion of program and certifications criteria
Communicate effectively with branch leaders, staff and Care Academy Training staff
Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client staff during and after training program
Maintain a high standard of customer service and willingness to learn
Upon successful completion of the Care Academy program Home Health Aide Trainees will be moved to a Home Health Aide job profile with a commensurate rate of pay and will be assigned appropriate patient cases
Ongoing Education will be required after certification
A Home Health Aide will receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period following completion of the Care Academy program
In-service training may occur while an aide is providing care for a patient
Aides will also be required to demonstrate proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with applicable care, policies and procedures
Requirements:
High school graduate or GED
Current CPR certification
Valid Driver’s License and Acceptable MVR (only as needed for approved patient transport, not for Pediatric patients in Delaware Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania)
Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
Must be able to travel
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds for eventual placement on patient case
Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance for eventual placement on patient case
Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport for eventual placement on patient case
Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases