Home Health Aide

Job Description

  • Known as Clinical Laboratory Science professional, Medical Technologist and Medical
  • Laboratory Scientist
  • Perform complex tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease
  • Are responsible for supporting and assisting doctors/ scientists in their day to day working
  • Main support to biomedical scientists in pathology laboratories
  • Can work in Hospital, Pathology, Laboratory, Nursing Home, Microbiology Lab, Infertility Center, etc.
  • Self-employed – opens own basic Medical Laboratory

Personal Attributes

  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Strong customer service and
  • empathy, orientation to detail, dexterity,
  • critical thinking, persistence and ability to work in stressful environment
  • alert, observant, organised, dedicated, and responsible
  • Precise in working

Key Training Outcomes

  • Role of a Home Health Aid and verbalize the roles of various healthcare providers.
  • Ability to perform clinical skills essential in providing basic healthcare services.
  • Professional behavior, personal qualities and characteristics of a Home Health Aid.
  • Apply principles of patient rights in a various simulated situations.
  • Demonstrate communication process of a home health aid, which also reflects professional appearance and a positive attitude.
  • Practice infection control measures and use techniques to maintain the personal hygiene needs of a patient.
  • Demonstration of various positions used for the patient for reducing complications.
  • Demonstrate safe and efficient interventions for patient safety.
  • Obtain accurate measurements of parameters required of patients.
  • State principles of nutritional support of the patient.
  • Demonstrate actions in the event of medical and facility emergencies.

Who can do this course?

Bachelors in paramedical
  • BPT : B.Sc- Health Information Administration – XIIth With Science
  • B.Sc – Health Information Nutrition : B.Sc

Course Details

  • TOTAL : 2000 HOURS ( 12 MONTHS)
  • CLASS ROOM :693 HOURS
  • PRACTICAL : 807 HOURS
  • ON JOB TRAINING: 500 HOURS

In addition to the above, Course Modules on :

  • Soft Skills and Communication Skills
  • Basic Computer Knowledge
  • Entrepreneurship Development