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    Home Health Aide - Punxsutawney, United States - Interim HealthCare - Dubois, PA

    Interim HealthCare - Dubois, PA
    Interim HealthCare - Dubois, PA Punxsutawney, United States

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Home Health Aide/PCA/CNASchedule: Full Time 1st Shift

    Schedule: M-F 9a-5p

    General Purpose:

    Are members of the interdisciplinary team who provide hands-on personal care, report changes in the patient's/client's condition, perform simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing services, and provide incidental/instrumental activities of daily living as assigned to patients/clients in the home setting as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim HealthCare and any other federal, state and local law or regulation.

    Essential Functions:

    • Reads and records temperature, pulse, and respirations.
    • Assists, performs and trains patient/client and family in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination and adequate nutritional intake.
    • Promotes safe environment and maintain unobstructed pathways while providing care.
    • Assists with ambulation, transfers and/or range of motion exercises.
    • Assists with incidental/instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping, meal preparation, socialization activities, homemaking and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment.
    • Assists in medication reminding
    • Assists in administering medications ordinarily self-administered.
    • Utilizes infection prevention and control measures such as universal precautions, hand washing, and personal protective equipment.
    • Follows the assignment sheet/service plan performing only tasks that are assigned.
    • Recognizes, reports, and records/documents changes in patient/client condition and safety to supervisor.
    • Document observations, activities and service provided in an accurate, complete and timely manner.
    • Organizes self to carry out visits/shifts and tasks.
    • Completes mandatory Interim HealthCare in-services and provides requested documents to keep employee file current.
    • Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, as requested.
    • Participates in the Office's Emergency Preparedness Program, as requested.
    • Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
    • Honors patient rights.
    • Accesses personal health information ("PHI") necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities.
      Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

    Home Health Aide MAY NOT:

    • Perform any skilled nursing procedure, which is prohibited by the State Nurse Practice Act, law or regulation.

    Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

    • Eighteen (18) years of age or older.
    • Six (6) months of experience in healthcare or completion of the Office's preceptor program.
    • A school of nursing student in the last year of a program or has documentation from the school of successful demonstration of personal care aide skills or graduate RN or LPN/LVN with proof of graduation; OR Successfully completed:
      • A specific aide training and competency evaluation program as required by State and the federal regulations (42 CFR §484.80); or
      • An aide competency evaluation program as required by State and the federal regulations (42 CFR §484.80); or
      • A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by State and meets the requirements of the federal regulations (§ through § and is currently listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry; or
      • The requirements of a state licensure program that meets training and competency evaluation provisions per State and the federal regulations (42 CFR § AND
      • Has not had a lapse in work for compensation for the period of 24 consecutive months as a home health aide or nurse aide.
        • If there has been a 24-month lapse in furnishing services for compensation, the individual must successfully complete another program, as specified above in this section, before providing services.

    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

    • Two (2) positive references
    • Evidence of passing a home health aide written knowledge exam.
    • Pass state required criminal and abuse background checks where required.
    • Able to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the workforce, both clinical and non-clinical
    • Able to effectively communicate, including the ability to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to patients, patient representatives (if any), patient's caregivers and family, and agency staff.
    • Able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks or functions.
    • Able to provide proof of valid driver's license, if applicable.
    • Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment(s) include driving own vehicle to transport patient.

    Working Conditions & Physical Effort:

    • Able to constantly travel within geographic area serviced by office from assignment to assignment.
    • Meets the applicable health requirements to provide patient care per applicable law or regulation.
    • Work is normally performed in patient's home.
    • Occasional exposure to communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g.
      face masks, goggles, latex and or non-latex gloves).
    • Able to constantly stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely.
    • Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients/patients.
    • Able to frequently carry bundles such as groceries and laundry up or down stairs and lift with or without assistance.
    • Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm (i.e.
      DME supplies, knobs or objects).
    • Able to read 8 point or larger type.
    • Medium physical activity that may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
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