Home Health Aide - Home Health - Casual/Days - Req# 192958577

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:

• Assists in activities of daily living (personal hygiene, eating, dressing, elimination, exercise and ambulation).
• Provides personal care, rehabilitative and supportive services as assigned by RN or Therapist.
• Participates in interdisciplinary case conferences, in-service programs, and committee meetings.
• Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with co-workers, managers and office staff.
• Patient Care
• Assists with medications that are ordinarily self-administered.
• Make observations for a change in patient status, including skin condition changes for pressure ulcers and pain levels.
• Supports the patient and provides care that encourages independence.
• Demonstrates knowledge regarding special needs and behaviors of age specific groups and demonstrates proficiency in required age specific competencies.
• Maintains a safe work environment.
• Communicates to the Case Manager changes in the patient condition and needs, and/or those of the family.
• Communication
• 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 household duties that are directly related to patient's care.

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

Non-Essential Duties:

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge

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

Skills

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

Abilities

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

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

• Teamwork – We build trusting relationships, promote a sense of community, and are respectful of everyone. Success is about the whole team.
• 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.
• Excellence – We take pride in our work, are goal-oriented, and on a never-ending quest for top tier quality.
• Tenderness & Compassion – We have genuine empathy, show kindness, and encourage and advocate for each other.
• Accountability & Ownership – We fully complete tasks, are transparent, effectively communicate, and recognize that what we do reflects on us.
• 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.
• Patients Come First – We listen actively and communicate with our patients and families, placing safety as a top priority.

Education and Experience:

Education

• Completed an approved CHHA training program

Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience as a CHHA

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

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

AVH Conduct/Compliance Expectations:

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

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Able to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds
• Must be able to tolerate repetitive hand and arm movements
• Home Care: Exposure to a variety of home environments; may involve exposure to variable weather conditions.
• Must meet job physical standards: vision, hearing, and manual dexterity, ability to walk and meet lifting requirements.
• Able to walk to and from patient home and employee vehicle
• Hospital: 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.

1/17/19

Requirements

Education and Experience:

Education

• Completed an approved CHHA training program

Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience as a CHHA

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

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