HHA

Direct Care Home Health Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Care Home Health Services in Washington, DC is seeking a Home Health Aide to provide essential in-home personal care under RN supervision. You will assist with daily living activities, meal prep, light housekeeping, and medication assistance as directed.

You will document care, report changes, and coordinate with the care team. Qualifications include certification training, being at least 18, and prior health care exposure.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a formal certification training program and/or written skill test and competency evaluation.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Minimum one (1) year work experience in a supervised setting preferably health care facility.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write and follow written Plan of Care.
• Good interpersonal Skills
• Government issued picture ID

Responsibilities

• Performs personal care activities including bathing, grooming, and oral hygiene.
• Performs household services essential to health care at home (meal prep, laundry, light housekeeping).
• Assists in the administration of medications under the direction and supervision of the RN.
• Reports any observed changes in the client’s condition.
• Documents all care provided on timesheet and client records.
• Promotes personal and client safety and infection control per agency guidelines.
• Demonstrates safe use of equipment and notifies supervisor of educational needs.
• Communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team and participate in staff meetings.
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Participates in required in-service programs and identifies learning needs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Judgement

Education

Certification training program

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Washington, DC 20012

Salary Range: $21.00 - $21.00 Hourly

Major Duties:

To provide personal care services under the direction of our Registered Nurse (RN). The Home Health Aide is assigned to specific clients by the registered nurse or other appropriate professionals with in the company. The assignments are designed to enable the Aide to perform services for the client that are necessary to promote good health and foster active and comfortable daily living.

Job Duties:

• Performs personal care activities, including but not limited to: bathing, shampoo, skin care/nail care, oral hygiene, shaving and/or dressing.
• Performs household service essential to health care at home, including but not limited to: meal preparation/feeding, laundry and light housekeeping.
• Assist in the administration of medication that are ordinarily self-administration under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN) (per state nurse practice law and agency police.)
• Reports any observed changes in the client’s condition.
• Documents all care provided on timesheet, complete the forms required for the client records.
• Promote personal and client safety, by observing environmental and practicing infection control by following agency guidelines and reporting unsafe situations to the supervisor/case manager.
• Demonstration of safe practice in the use of equipment. DO NOT USE equipment until orientation has been provided. Notify supervisor of educational needs.
• Communicate effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team through verbal reports, participation in staff meeting and team.
• Maintains confidentiality in aspects of the job.
• Participated in required in-service programs to meet compliance requirements. Moore over, identifies learning needs to agency supervisor.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a formal certification training program and/or written skill test and competency evaluation.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Minimum one (1) year work experience in a supervised setting preferably health care facility.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write and follow written Plan of Care.
• Good interpersonal Skills
• Government issued picture ID

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to gain thorough knowledge of Direct Care Home Health Services policies and procedures
• Ability to act as a representative of Direct Care to the public
• Thorough knowledge of program practices and procedures
• Ability to maintain effective work relationship with associates, subordinates, representatives from other agencies, and the general public
• Ability to effectively communicate with individual from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to use sound judgement when making decisions
• Ability to pass a criminal background check

Physical and Environmental Conditions:

Patient’s home environment may involve risk or discomforts which require special safety precautions e.g. lifting turning transferring, assisting consumers when delivering nursing services and exposure to challenging physical and mental human behavior.