Home Health Aide - Private Home Care
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The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing 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 state law • Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as: o Basic first aid o Ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devices o Care for patient's 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 • o Home safety and sanitation o Infection control o General light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient • o Observe and report significant changes in patient's condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor High school graduate or GED • 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. Physical Requirements: • Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English • Must be able to travel • Must have visual and hearing acuity • Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance • Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Aveanna provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Aveanna complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. . The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing 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. Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law • Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as: o Basic first aid o Ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devices o Care for patient's 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 • o Home safety and sanitation o Infection control o General light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient • o Observe and report significant changes in patient's condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor High school graduate or GED • 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 o Successful completion of Nurse Aide training and competency evaluation program pursuant to the requirements of 42 CFR part 483, Subpart D; o Health Care or Personal Care credentialing program recognized and approved by the state; 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 • 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; o Documentation of current registration from another state; 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; 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. Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English • Must be able to travel • Must have visual and hearing acuity • Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance • Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.