Home Health Aides

Description

Provide routine, personal health care, such as bathing, dressing, or grooming, to elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons in the home of patients or in a residential care facility.

Category

Health

SOC Code

31-1011

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Care for sick patients (bloodborne pathogens)
• Care for sick patients (droplet/airborne pathogens)
• Care for sick patients (fecal-oral pathogens)
• Generate latex dust using latex products
• Generate psyllium dust
• Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria