Home Health Aide - CNA - HHA - Advocate South East Patient Service Market

Department:

39110 South Metro A - Home Health Aides

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Full time Home Health Aide supporting the Advocate South East patient service market. Normal office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. No regular weekends required - occasional requests may occur throughout year to support patient and organizational needs. Position does requires coverage for (2) holidays per year.

Major Responsibilities:

• Contributes to effective patient outcomes. Responsible to provide competent patient care assigned.
  •     1)Demonstrates competent home health aide skills.
  •     2)Promotes patients to reach functional status goals by providing assistance with ADL’s following the HHA assignment record in rendering patient care and maintaining safety.
  •     3)Notes changes in patient’s condition requiring further attention, informs the case manager, or the RN/Supervisor and documents accordingly.
  •     4)Understands the hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
  •     5)Performs personal care needs, feeding patient, laundry, light cleaning of patient room and washing.
  •     6)Meeting safety needs of patient using equipment safely and properly.
  •     7)Taking temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure as directed by the home health aide assignment sheet when assigned.
  •     8)Provides skin care and changing patient position to prevent breakdown as assigned.
  •     9)Changing patient bed linens and clothing as requested by the patient and family.
• Responsible for conducting general work activities consistently
  •     1)Exhibits the ability to work independently.
  •     2)Attends to personal work schedule in a consistent and professional manner.
  •     3)Demonstrates ability to cooperate and work well with team members.
  •     4)Secure with issues of death and dying. Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills.
  •     1)Utilizes appropriate communication skills and effective interpersonal skills with all customers.
  •     2)Actively participates in achieving patient outcomes through case conferencing and IDG’s.
  •     3)Prepares documentation reflecting patient’s care; adheres to documentation as required by agency, state, federal, and Accrediting Organization standards with time frames.
  •     4)Maintains patient confidentiality, observing of HIPPA/ Privacy acts.
• Participates actively in CQI Process.
  •     1)Demonstrates cost-effective measures in patient care.
  •     2)Assists with problem identification and solutions.
  •     3)Participates in quality, improvement projects when assigned.
  •     4)Demonstrates measures to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements.
  •     1)Maintains annual inservice hours, Hospice education hours and OSHA requirements.
  •     2)Cooperates in scheduling of required supervisory visits.
  •     3)Provides home health aide services in accordance with all regulatory rules and standards.
  •     4)Meets the training requirements of State and HIPPA.
• Demonstrates professionalism and works in a cooperative manner with all associates.
  •     1)Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to support department and other service offices when needed.
  •     2)Identifies own developmental needs and contributes to learning plan.
  •     3)Demonstrates self-direction for maintaining home health aide skills.
  •     4)Demonstrates commitment and supports team, office, company and organizational goals.

Education/Experience Required:

• High school education or equivalent. One year nurse’s aide experience. RN nursing students that meet state requirements.