Home Health Aide - Home Health - Casual / Days - Req #2063919723

Brief Description

Job Objective:

The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing personal care services according to written directions prepared by the Registered Nurse (RN) and/or Therapist and carried out under the supervision of the appropriate professional.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Patient Care
• Follows the Plan of Care established by the RN/Physical Therapist (PT) when providing patient care, and will coordinate with other professional staff when there is a need to revise the aide care plan.
• Provides personal care, rehabilitative and supportive services as assigned by RN or Therapist.
• Make observations for a change in patient status, including skin condition changes for pressure ulcers and pain levels.
• Assists in activities of daily living (personal hygiene, eating, dressing, elimination, exercise and ambulation).
• Provides household duties that are directly related to patient's care.
• Supports the patient and provides care that encourages independence.
• Assists with medications that are ordinarily self-administered.
• Demonstrates knowledge regarding special needs and behaviors of age specific groups and demonstrates proficiency in required age specific competencies.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Communication

Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with co-workers, managers and office staff.

Communicates to the Case Manager changes in the patient condition and needs, and/or those of the family.

Participates in interdisciplinary case conferences, in-service programs, and committee meetings.

Documentation

• Effectively reports and records clinical findings to other interdisciplinary team members, patients, caregivers, and/or representatives.
• Maintains current and accurate clinical records.
• Documentation shows that care was provided according to plan of care.
• Documentation must be accurate and completed timely within agency policy.
• Education
• Participates in age-specific education and training programs.
  

Non-Essential Duties:

• Participates in QI process as requested in UR, chart audits, and QI committees.
• Participates as a preceptor for CHHA students.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge

• Demonstrates that they have completed an approved CHHA training program.
  
  

Skills

• Good bedside manner: demonstrates ability to provide good care with compassion and caring.
• Provides excellent direct patient care.
• Provides care based on plan of care.
• Effective oral and written communication skills with case managers/Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS) and patient/caregivers, as appropriate.
  
  

Abilities

• Organization: must demonstrate basic ability to maintain schedule of home visits and complete paperwork according to agency procedures.
• Must have good communication skills and have the ability to connect with patients and families in their homes in a kind and compassionate way.
• Ability to project and maintain professionalism in all aspects of patient's care.
  
  

AVMC Values: All AVMC employees will effectively demonstrate these values:

• Patients Come First – We listen actively and communicate with our patients and families, placing safety as a top priority.
• Accountability & Ownership – We fully complete tasks, are transparent, effectively communicate, and recognize that what we do reflects on us.
• Teamwork – We build trusting relationships, promote a sense of community, and are respectful of everyone. Success is about the whole team.
• Integrity & Honesty – We tell the truth at all times, speak up when something is wrong, and do the right thing when no one is looking.
• Excellence – We take pride in our work, are goal-oriented, and on a never-ending quest for top tier quality.
• Initiative & Innovation – Our can-do attitudes, creativity, and resourcefulness empower us to improve the patient’s experience, solve our own problems, make timely decisions, and look for opportunities to add value.
• Tenderness & Compassion – We have genuine empathy, show kindness, and encourage and advocate for each other.
  
  

Education and Experience:

Education

• Completed an approved CHHA training program
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience as a CHHA
  
  

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• State certification for Home Health Aide.
• Current CPR certification.
• Maintains a valid California driver's license and evidence of current auto insurance.
  
  

AVMC Conduct/Compliance Expectations:

• Ability to adhere with AVMC Attendance and Punctuality Policy.
• Ability to adhere with AVMC Leaves of Absence Policy.
• Ability to adhere with AVMC Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy.
• Ability to adhere to the department dress code.
• Ability to organize work and establish priorities.
• Ability to expand on own initiative in performance of duties.
• Skill and ability to follow the telephone etiquette/standards.
• Ability to function effectively under pressure and meet time parameters.
• Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with co-workers, managers and other hospital staff.
• Ability to adhere to the normal standards of courtesy and conduct as defined under the rules of hospitality at AVMC.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of patient, hospital and department information.
• Ability to adhere to safety rules and regulations.
• Safely and effectively uses all equipment necessary to carry out duties.
• Ability to interpret and function under hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Conforms with required and appropriate accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Conforms with and supports hospital quality assurance and improvement guidelines.
• Ability to participate effectively in department and hospital staff education.
• Display a willingness to work as a team player.
• Ability to give and support the highest level of patient/customer satisfaction at all times.
• Supports and adheres to the values and mission statement established by the AVMC Board of Directors.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Compliance & Integrity Program and its established policies.
• Ability to follow the Code of Conduct.
  
  

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must meet job physical standards: vision, hearing, and manual dexterity, ability to walk and meet lifting requirements.
• Must be able to tolerate repetitive hand and arm movements
• Able to walk to and from patient home and employee vehicle
• Able to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds
• Home Care: Exposure to a variety of home environments; may involve exposure to variable weather conditions.
• Medical Center: If doing direct patient care, a description of the physical requirements of the job is maintained in the Employee Health Department.
  
  

A detailed description of the physical requirements of this job is maintained in the Employee Health Department.

NOTE: THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK PERFORMED BY PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE PERSONNEL SO CLASSIFIED.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

Education

• Completed an approved CHHA training program
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience as a CHHA
  
  

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• State certification for Home Health Aide.
• Current CPR certification.
  
  

Maintains a valid California driver's license and evidence of current auto insurance.