Home Health Aide - Davie, Florida, United States

Only for registered members Davie, Florida, United States

2 days ago

$28,000 - $45,000 (USD) per year *

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Home Health Aide- Home Health Broward County- Full time - Part time - PRN · SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: · 1. All the personal · care activities contained in a written assignment by a licensed health · professional · employee, or contractor, and which activities such as: ...

Job description

Home Health Aide- Home Health Broward County- Full time - Part time - PRN

SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:

1. All the personal
care activities contained in a written assignment by a licensed health

professional
employee, or contractor, and which activities such as:

a. Assisting the
patient with personal hygiene, following appropriate and safe techniques,

that include bed
bath, sponge, tub, and shower bath, hair shampooing in sink, tub, and

bed; nail and skin
care; oral hygiene.

b. Assisting the
patient with ambulation/ physical transfer, following safe transfer

techniques.

c. Assisting the
patient with eating.

d. Assisting the
patient with dressing.

e. Assisting the
patient with shaving.

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 of client
dishes or laundry, and such tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the

patient of client.
Patient related activities as taught to the Home Health Aide/CNA by a

Licensed Health
Professional employee for specific patients. Such activities include:

a. Assisting with
change of colostomy bag, reinforcement of dressing.

b. Measuring
temperature, pulse, respiration, or blood pressure.

c. Measuring intake
and output of fluids.

d. Assisting with
the use of devices for aide to daily living. Example, a walker or5

wheelchair.

e. Assisting with
prescribed range of motion exercise (such exercise is limited to those

taught to the Home
Health Aide/CNA and the patient by a professional employee)

f. Assisting with
prescribed ice cap or collar.

g. Doing simple
urine test for sugar, acetone, and albumin.

h. Measuring and preparing special diets.

3. Keeping records
of personal health care activities

4. Observing
appearance and gross behavioral changes in the patient and recording to the

registered nurse.

5. Supervision of
self-administered medication in the home limited to: obtaining medication

container from the
storage area for the patient, ensuring that the medication is prescribed

for the patient,
mind the patient that it's time to take the medication as prescribed, and

observing the
patient self-administering the medication.

6. The Home Health
Aide/CNA may also provide the following assistance with self-administered
medication, as needed by the patient, in accordance with F.S.:

a. Prepare necessary
items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the patient in the

self-administration
of medication.

b. Open and close
the medication container or tear the foil of prepackaged medication

c. Assist the
resident/patient in the self-administration process, such as: steadying of the

arm, hand, or other
parts of the patient's body so as to allow the self-administration of

medication

d. Assist to the
patient by placing unused doses of solid medication back into the

medication
container.

Assisting with tasks
associated with elimination:

i. Toileting

ii. Assisting with
the use of the bedpan and urinal

iii. Providing
catheter care including changing the urinary catheter bag

iv. Collecting
specimens

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

7. THE HOME HEALTH
AIDE/CNA SHALL NOT PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS

a. Changing of
sterile dressings.

b. Irrigating body
cavities such as giving enema

c. Irrigating a
colostomy or wound

d. Performing a
gastric irrigation or enteral feeding

e. Catheterizing a
patient

f. Administering
medications

g. Applying heat by
any method

h. Caring for a
tracheostomy tube

i. Any personal
health service which has not been included by the Registered Nurse in the

patient care plan.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Able to speak,
read, and write in English.

2. Able to read
assignments, follow directions

3. Able to
communicate and respond clearly on telephone and respond to patients spoken

needs.

4. The ability to
physically transfer, lift, or assist patients whose average weight is 160

pounds with or
without the aid of mechanical devices.

5. Able to spend 80%
of work standing and/or moving about.

6. Able to walk,
climb stairs, stoop, twist, bend, and squat to perform essential job

functions.

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Able to
concentrate on detail with frequent interruptions.

2. Able to follow,
complete and remember daily routines and requirements.

3. Able to
comprehend and utilize professional education materials.

4. Able to cope with
the mental and emotional stress of the position.

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