Staff role
Home Health Aide
O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Caregiver; CHHA (Certified Home Health Aide); CMA (Certified Medical Aide); CNA (Certified Nurses Aide); Direct Care Professional; Home Care Aide; Home Health Provider; Hospice Aide; In Home Caregiver; Residential Assistant (RA); Care Provider; Direct Care Worker; Medication Aide; Personal Care Aide; Personal Care Assistant (PCA); Personal Care Attendant (PCA); Resident Assistant; Resident Care Assistant (RCA)
O*NET publishes this group as these occupations:
- Home Health Aides
- 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.
- Personal Care Aides
- Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.
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