Home Health Aide - HHA

Position Overview The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing personal care, household assistance and assistance with daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in their home while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times. Essential Job Functions - Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law - Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as: - Basic first aid - Read and record vital (temperature, pulse, respiration) - Range of motion exercises - Ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devices - Prepare meals according to dietary and nutritional needs - Care for patient’s special conditions and needs within scope of authorized tasks - Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as: - Assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating - Assist with household management, such as: - Home safety and sanitation - Infection control - General light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient - Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as: - Maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit - Observe and report significant changes in patient’s condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor Requirements - High school graduate or GED - Current CPR certification - Valid Driver’s License and Acceptable MVR - Ongoing Education: - A Home Health Aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training may occur while an aide is furnishing care to a patient. - Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures Additional State Specific Requirements