Home health Aide

  Duties and responsibilities:

      

     A home health aide cares for people who have disabilities, chronic         illnesses, cognitive impairments or age-related problems. He or she provides basic services that include administering medications, changing bandages and checking vital signs like temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate. Although a home health aide works independently, he or she is supervised by a medical professional, usually a registered nurse. Do not confuse home health aides with home care aides who do not provide medical services of any type.

·       keep records of a patient's condition or progress

·       discuss a patient with a case manager

·       administer medications

·       help patients get in and out of bed

·       bath, dress and groom patients

·       change and launder patient's linens

·       engage patients in conversation or otherwise entertain them

·       serve meals to patients

                                                                                                 

 Educational requirements:

    

  Although one doesn't need a high school diploma to work in this career field, most people who do, have one. Since those are the job candidates with whom you will be competing, it makes sense to stay in school.

 Average salary: $20,610

Reflection:

I think I will want to be a health aide because I like helping others and I would like to help someone in need, and that isn’t strong enough to take care of themselves.