Home Health Aide (PRN)

RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written assignment (Care Plan)by a licensed health professional employee or contractor of the home health agency and which include assisting the patient or client with personal hygiene, ambulation, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.

2. Maintenance of a clean, safe and healthy environment, which may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing the patient ' s or client ' s dishes or laundry, and such tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the patient or client.

3. Other activities as taught by a licensed health professional for a specific patient or client and are restricted to the following:

a. Assisting with reinforcement of dressing;

b. Assisting with tasks associated with elimination:

- Toileting.

- Assisting with the use of the bedpan and urinal.

- Providing catheter care including changing the urinary catheter bag.

- Collecting specimens.

- Emptying ostomy bags, or changing bags that do not adhere to the skin.

c. Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living, such as a wheelchair or walker;

d. Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;

e. Assisting with prescribed ice cap or collar;

f. Doing simple urine tests for sugar, acetone or albumin;

g. Measuring and preparing special diets;

h. Measuring intake and output of fluids, and measuring temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure.

4. Keeping records of personal health care activities.

5. Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the patient or client, reporting to the registered nurse.

6. Supervision of self-administered medication in the home is limited to the following:

a. Obtaining the medication container from the storage area for the patient or client;

b. Ensuring that the medication is prescribed for the patient or client;

c. Reminding the patient or client that it is time to take the medication as prescribed; and

d. Observing the patient or client self-administering the medication.

7. The home health aide or CNA shall not change sterile dressings, irrigate body cavities such as giving an enema, irrigate a colostomy or wound, perform a gastric irrigation or enteral feeding, catheterize a patient, administer medication, apply heat by any method, care for a tracheotomy tube, nor provide any personal health service which has not been included in the service provision plan.

8. Keeps confidential all information not specifically authorized to be given to others.

9. Reports signs and symptoms of infection observed in Client’s and immediately reports to Nurse.

10. Reports change in physical, cognitive and skin condition observed in Clients to the Nurse immediately.

11. Observes facility policies and procedures regarding attendance, timeliness, rules, teamwork, customer service, and other policies/procedures that may be introduced from time to time.

12. Must maintain current CPR Certificate with six months employment.

13. Observes and follows safety policies and procedures.

14. Observes and follows infection control policies and procedures.

15. Attends all mandatory in services as required.

16. Demonstrates positive guest relations to internal and external customers.

17. Team Members are required to report to their Department Director all incidents of actual or possible abuse of a Client that they become aware of. Abuse in this respect includes, but is not limited to, verbal, sexual, physical, and/or mental abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion, neglect, and/or any misappropriation of property concerning St. Mark Village Residents. Team Members will make the report as soon as possible after they become aware of the incident of actual or possible abuse.

18. May be assigned other related duties and responsibilities as required by the Nurse and/or Administrator.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have completed 40 hours of training for a Home Health Aide or successfully completed the Home Health Aide Competency Test, form number AHCA 3110-1007, February 2001, CPR certification and have a sincere desire to care for the elderly. Must have knowledge of procedures and techniques in providing personal care. Understanding of standard techniques in caring for equipment and supplies is required. Individual must maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness. Must have documentation from a health care provider stating that Team Member is free from communicable disease.

REQUIRED SKILL, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to assist with evacuation of Clients in the event of emergency. Must be able to perform repetitive tasks even under unpleasant conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The Team Member frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Team Member is occasionally required to sit. The Team Member must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

St. Mark Village is a drug-free workplace and does require a drug testing.

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Home Health

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Weekly schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15