Home Health Aide

Position Overview

The Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children is responsible for providing family member directed care, personal care, household assistance and assistance with daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in their home while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions

Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per Florida Law

Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as:

o Basic first aid

o Read and record vital (temperature, pulse, respiration)

o Range of motion exercises

o Ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devicesv

o Prepare meals according to dietary and nutritional needs

o Care for patients special conditions and needs within scope of authorized tasks

Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as:

o Assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating as required by patient

Assist with household management, such as:

o Home safety and sanitation

o Infection control

o General light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient

Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as:

o Maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit

o Observe and report significant changes in patients condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor

Requirements

High school graduate or GED

Current BLS provider course

? Valid Drivers License and Acceptable MVR

Ongoing Education:

o A Home Health Aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training may occur while an aide is furnishing care to a patient.

Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures

Additional state specific requirements:

Continuing Education as required by state

Georgia:

o Successful completion of Nurse Aide training and competency evaluation program pursuant to the requirements of 42 CFR part 483, Subpart D; or

o Health Care or Personal Care credentialing program recognized and approved by the state; or

o Successful completion of 40 hour training program provided by a private home care provider which addresses at least the areas specified in the PHCP rules

Illinois:

o Appropriate clearing of Illinois Department of Public Health Health Care Worker Registry,

o Successful completion of Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Programs Code; or

o Documentation of current registration from another state; or

o Successful completion of a Nursing Arts Program which included at least 40 hours of supervised clinical experience from an accredited nursing program as evidenced by diploma, certificate or other written verification from the school and proof of successful completion of the written portion of the Department established nursing assistant competency test; or

o Successful completion of a US military Training Program that includes the content of the Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program as evidenced by a diploma, certification DD-214, or other written verification and successful completion of the written portion of the Department-established nursing assistant competency evaluation Proof of completion of a nursing program in a foreign country.

Florida:

Successful completion of HHA MFC training pursuant to the requirements of 59A-8.0099

Successful compensation of level 2 ACHA background and finger printing

Other Skills/Abilities

Attention to detail

Time Management

Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution

Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements

Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English

Must be able to travel

Must be able to lift 50 pounds

Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting

Must be able to sit and climb stairs

Must have visual and hearing acuity

Must have strong sense of smell and touch

Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance

Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment

Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions

Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.