Home Health Aide
REPORTS TO: ADM/DON/ADON/RN Case Manager
POSITION SUMMARY :
Make a Difference Every Day – Join Our Home Health Team!
Are you a compassionate, dependable individual who enjoys helping others? Elite Home Healthcare is looking for dedicated Home Health Aides (HHAs) to join our growing team!
As a Home Health Aide, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals who depend on quality care in the comfort of their own homes. Working under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you'll provide essential personal care, assist with daily living activities, and help clients maintain their comfort, dignity, and independence.
We're looking for individuals who are passionate about caregiving, take pride in their work, and want to be part of a team that truly values the care they provide.
If you have a heart for helping others, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of the Elite Home Healthcare family.
QUALIFICATIONS :
- Successful completion of a formal certification training program and/or a written skills test and competency evaluation.
- Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
- Demonstrated ability to read, write, and follow a written Plan of Care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Performs delegated nursing task under the scope of practice for a Home Health Aide as an extension of nursing services under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse.
- Performs personal care activities.
- Performs household services essential to health care at home.
- Assists in the administration of medications that are ordinarily self-administered under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (per state nurse practice laws and Agency policy).
- Reports any observed or reported changes in the client's condition and/or needs to the Registered Nurse. Follows reporting guidelines in the Plan of Care.
- Documents care provided and completes the forms required for the client's records. Completes the appropriate records to document care given and pertinent observations. Submits documentation per Agency requirements —daily.
- Promotes personal safety and a safe environment for clients by observing infection control practices, following Agency guidelines, and reporting unsafe situations to the Supervisor/RN Case Manager.
- Demonstrates safe practice in the use of equipment. Does not use equipment until orientation about its operation has been provided. Notifies supervisor of educational needs.
- Communicates effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team through verbal reports, participation in staff meetings, and team conferences, as requested.
- Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
- Attends in-service programs to meet compliance requirements. Identifies learning needs to Agency supervisor.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
- Accepts responsibility to ensure compliance with the requirements for Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens
Working Conditions & Physical Effort :
- Work is performed in a home environment.
- Occasional exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
- Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm, i.e., manipulate pen, knobs, or objects.
- Medium physical activity that may require occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 50 lbs. in order to carry out daily job functions and related activities that may be required.