Location: Jourdanton,TX, USA
Summary
We are hiring a PRN Home Health Aide.
At Elite Home Healthcare, part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the?meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families,?each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people.?You can find a home for your career here.
As a Home Health Aide, you can expect:
* continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
* independence and autonomy
* career growth possibilities
Give your passion to serve others and your drive for better, more advanced quality healthcare
Responsibilities
* Reports any unusual circumstance in the patient's condition or home environment to the primary RN/Patient Care Manager.
* Follows current written aide assignment sheet to provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) to include mobility transfer, walking, grooming, bathing, dressing or undressing, eating, or toileting.
* As assigned, performs incidental household services essential to the patient's health care at home that are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.
* Completes a clinical note for each visit within required timeframes, which must be incorporated into the patient's record.
* Participates in the in-services program. Completes at least six hours of in-services every six months.
Education and Experience
License Requirements:
* Current CPR certification required.
* Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle
* TX: Must have a minimum of one-year full-time experience in direct client care in hospital or nursing facility, OR one year full- time experience within last 5 years in direct client care in agency setting, OR documented completion of training and competency evaluation program with home health experience within the last 24 months, OR documented completion of competency evaluation program with home health experience within the last 24 months, OR nursing student with
documentation from director of programs or the dean of a school of nursing that states that the individual is a nursing student who has demonstrated competency in basic nursing skills aligned with the school's curriculum, OR be on Texas Department of Human Services (DHS's) Nurse Aide Registry with no findings of client abuse or neglect or misappropriation of client property. Must NOT be listed on the Employee Misconduct Registry, been revoked on the Nurse Aide Registry, or had a criminal conviction as listed in Health and Safety Code Chapter 250.
Skill Requirements:
* Must be mature and able to deal effectively with the demands of a home health aide position. Able to read, write, and carry out directions promptly and accurately.