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Home Health Aide

Independence Health System

  • Greensburg, PA
  • 27 days ago
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    Skills

    • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)unmatched
    • Follow Throughunmatched
    • Healthcare Customer Serviceunmatched
    • Healthcare Providersunmatched
    • Home Careunmatched
    • Home Economicsunmatched
    • Hospice Careunmatched
    • Infection Controlunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Medical Treatmentunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • OSHAunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Patient Educationunmatched
    • Patient Safetyunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Personal Careunmatched
    • Philosophyunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Quality of Careunmatched
    • Quality of Lifeunmatched
    • Records Managementunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Safety Complianceunmatched
    • Safety Processunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Standards of Careunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Terminally Illunmatched
    • The Joint Commission (TJC)unmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Treatment Planunmatched

    Description

    • Deliver direct and indirect patient care in accordance with regulation, agency policies, procedures, protocols, and other professional standards of care.
    • Demonstrate sound knowledge of all personal care skills and work within policy limitations.
    • Perform or assist patient with activities of daily living.
    • Complete patient care related activities within scheduled timeframe.
    • Assist in the promotion of education coordination of patient care to improve patient outcomes by reinforcement and follow through of instructions provided by professional staff.
    • Maintain a collaborative relationship with other health care providers to achieve desired patient outcomes and assure a continuous flow of patient care.
    • Communicate pertinent information to the supervising professional/supervisor and record in an accurate and timely manner any changes in patient status or behavior, or any unusual incidents observed.
    • Report change in patient's condition to the primary professional discipline, including the need to reassess the patient or change the plan of care; confer with the clinical staff when there is a need to contact the physician and when contact has been made.
    • Participate in agency performance improvement activities designed to enhance the quality of patient care and customer service.
    • Demonstrate leadership by utilizing the behaviors inherent to the role of the home health aide.
    • Demonstrate an ability to solve problems independently and seek assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate.
    • Maintain accountability for actions taken.
    • Effectively functions as a resource person.
    • Act as a patient advocate.
    • Perform effectively in the role of preceptor/mentor to new hires and/or students.
    • Assist in maintaining/decreasing agency expenses.
    • Assist in agency compliance with State, JCAHO, OSHA, and other regulatory agencies.
    • Participate in preparations for inspections and surveys.
    • Adhere to the infection control process, including universal precautions, to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting infections.
    • Provide for patient safety in compliance with health system and agency policies.
    • Utilize two forms of patient identification as appropriate.
    • Involve the patient and or family in patient safety standards, processes, and education.
    • Adjust to a variety of responsibilities, characterized by frequent changes nada dap to changes in workload or patient assignments, and meet agency productivity standards.
    • Demonstrate understanding and acceptance of the Hospice [philosophy.
    • Maintain a minimum of 12 hours of educational credits annually.
    • Deliver direct and indirect patient care in accordance with regulation, agency policies, procedures, protocols, and other professional standards of care.
    • Demonstrate sound knowledge of all personal care skills and work within policy limitations.
    • Assist in the promotion of education coordination of patient care to improve patient outcomes by reinforcement/follow through of instructions provided by the professional staff.
    • Maintain a collaborative relationship with other health care providers to achieve desired patient outcomes and assure a continuous flow of patient care.
    • Communicate pertinent information to the supervising professional/supervisor and records in an accurate and timely manner any changes in patient status or behavior, or any unusual incidents observed.
    • Report changes in patient's condition to the primary professional discipline, including the need to reassess patient or change the plan of care; confer with the clinical staff wen there is a need to contact the physician and when contact has been made.
    • Participate in agency performance improvement activities designed to enhance the quality of patient care and customer service.
    • Demonstrate leadership by utilizing the behaviors inherent to the role of the home health aide.
    • Demonstrate an ability to solve problems independently and seek assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate.
    • Maintain a minimum of 12 hours educational credits annually.
    • Provide for patient safety in compliance with health system and agency policies.
    • Involve the patient and or family in patient safety standards, processes and education.
    • Adjust to a variety of responsibilities, characterized by frequent changes and adapt to changes in workload or patient assignments, and meet agency productivity standards.
    • Demonstrate understanding and acceptance of the Hospice philosophy.
    • Perform according to the established plan of care to enhance the quality of life of the terminally ill patient.
    • Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings when able.
    • Perform homemaking tasks as defined in the plan of care.
    • Develop effective, supportive interaction with the dying patients and their significant others.
    • Practice careful, efficient, and resourceful use of supplies.
    • Assume responsibility for keeping informed by reviewing agency communications.
    • Cognitive ability to function and concentrate on the essential and specialty functions of the job at a high level.
    • Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing an essential or specialty function of the job.
    • Ability to think and concentrate for an entire shift.
    • Other duties as assigned.

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    LocationGreensburg, PA

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