Home Health Aide Jobs

• Perform related duties as required
• Documents all communication with other providers
• Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance activities and Utilization Review activities as requested
• Performing household services, which will facilitate the patient's self care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization
• Demonstrates utilization of supplies
• Performing other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient and may include such services as changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressings, taking of vital signs and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care
• Submits schedule logs changes in schedule and daily progress notes within expected time frame per agency policy
• Assisting patients in and out of bed and assisting with ambulation
• Reporting changes in the patient's condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist
• Assisting patients with medications which are ordinarily self-administered
• Takes actions in emergent patient situations and immediately report to supervisor
• The home health aide shall not administer medications of any kind
• Assisting patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals
• Professional Behavior: Behaves in a courteous professional manner with patients, health professional and maintains patient confidentiality
• Documentation and Communication: Prepares timely legible and complete documentation of all care provided
• Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities
• Functions independently with supervision by case manager for each patient every 14 days as needed
• Completing records regarding services performed
• Assisting with prescribed exercises which patients and appropriate health personnel have taught aides
• Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating
• Planning, Organizing and Productivity: Organizes, plans, set priorities and complete assignment within agency guidelines
• Completes expense reports, time cards and schedule logs
• Reports stated or observed changes in patient status to case manager
• Participates in care coordination meetings

Grade 165

PrimaryLocation : California,Redwood City,Redwood City CSA Offices
HoursPerWeek : 1
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM
Job Schedule : Call-in/On-Call
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : A01|SEIU|United Healthworkers
Job Level : Entry Level
Job Category : Clinical Support
Department : Redwood City Hospital - Home Health - 0201
Travel : Yes, 100 % of the Time
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.