Health Aide/Part Time

Company: State of Georgia
Location: Decatur
Posted on: June 13, 2021

Job Description:

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Health Aid/Part-Time at Georgia Regional Hospital - Atlanta, located in Decatur, GA.

This is an hourly, part-time positions with no benefits.

Shifts:

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

3:00 PM - 11:30 PM

11:00 PM - 7:30 AM

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM (Treatment Mall Only)

Job Description:

Provide basic patient care and work with patients/clients to develop daily living skills May take vital signs.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:

Answers clients call signals

Assists in administration of medications and treatments, takes vital signs

Bathes, grooms, shaves and dresses clients

Conducts activities for recreation and socialization

Ensures safety and security of clients

Feeds clients who are unable to feed themselves

Observes and documents patient data, behavior and activity

Prepares clients for treatment or examination

Provides client care by supplying and emptying bedpans, applying dressings and supervising exercise routines

Provides clients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed

Transports and/or accompanies clients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher

Turns and re-positions bedridden clients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.

Due to the volume of resumes/applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. Please be assured that your resume/application will be evaluated and we will contact you if we need clarification or additional information. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the hiring agency.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

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