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Home Health Aide

Join our dedicated team as a Home Health Aide, providing essential services to assigned patients. This role focuses on personal care, assistance with procedures, and maintaining a safe and healthful environment, all aimed at helping patients and their families achieve an optimum level of independent functioning.

Job Description

• Provide personal care, assistance with procedures as an extension of therapy services, and support with ambulation and exercise according to a written plan of care developed by the primary nurse or therapist.
• Perform household services to maintain a safe and healthful environment for the patient as assigned.
• Assist in assessing patient/family needs and make recommendations to the primary nurse or therapist.
• Encourage independence, self-help, and the use of assistive devices according to the established plan of care.
• Provide a stabilizing influence within the home, promoting the mental health of the patient and family.
• Carry out the written plan of care as established by the primary clinician, who will provide supervisory visits in the home every two weeks.
• Promptly report significant observations or changes in the patient's condition or family situation to the primary clinician or, in their absence, to the appropriate manager/coordinator.
• Maintain an established schedule and report any necessary changes immediately.
• Submit complete, accurate, neat, and timely records according to established policy.
• Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team caring for assigned patients, encouraging open communication and accepting direction and supervision from the appropriate clinician as needed.
• Function in a cost-effective manner regarding the utilization of time, supplies, equipment, etc.
• Maintain established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Less than 1 year of experience; 3 - 6 months will satisfactorily complete a competency evaluation program including a written test and skills checklist.
• If no prior training or experience, must satisfactorily complete the home health aide course, pass a written test, and demonstrate the ability to perform the functions of this position by passing a skills checklist.
• Experience working with elderly patients is preferred.
• Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management.
• Certified Nurse Aide upon hire is required.
• Heartsaver CPR/AED upon hire is required.

Physical Demands

• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (50 lbs)
• Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (50 lbs)
• Kneeling/Crouching - Occasionally
• Reaching - Occasionally
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally

Working Environment

• Occupational Hazards - Occasionally
• Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure

Travel Requirements

• Makes home visits.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Works flexibly and independently in the home without continuous supervisory support.
• Assesses and reports accurately, both verbally and in writing.
• Reads, writes, and carries out directions.
• Has access to an automobile.