Home Health Aide Resume Example

Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.

Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.       

Change bed linens or make beds.       

Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.       

Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.       

Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.       

Document and report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.       

Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.       

Administer treatments, such as creams or powders, as directed by a physician or nurse.       

Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.       

Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.       

Prepare or serve food trays.       

Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine or stool.        Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.       

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.       

Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.       

Turn or reposition bedridden patients to avoid skin breakage.       

Empty colostomy bag and record output.       

Assist others to lift patients using a sit-to-stand or Hoyer lift to move residents on or off beds or into shower chair.       

Use of a gait belt when transferring or ambulating.