Home Health Aide

TheraCare Home Health; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

CEU reimbursement

Vacation

Sick leave

Holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Supplemental insurance

Job summary

The Home Health Aide position at TheraCare Home Health in Fort Worth provides essential in-home care, supporting patients and families under RN supervision. You will help with daily living activities, infection control, and documentation to ensure quality of care.

Responsibilities include safe transfers, reports of changes, and collaboration with the clinical team to support discharge planning and patient progress.

Qualifications

• Completion of Certified Home Health Aide Program.
• 1 year of Home Health Aide experience in a home health agency.
• Reliable transportation. Valid and current auto liability insurance.
• Good communication skills to be able to relate professionally and positively to patients, caregivers, and clinical team.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language
• Demonstrates interest in the welfare of ill and elderly.
• Proof of current, CPR and Hepatitis profile.
• Aide Competency Evaluation Skills Checklist and Written Skills Test.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to patient under direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care.
• Provide necessary skills to assist the patient with safe transfers and ambulation per agency policy.
• Provide necessary skill to appropriately report changes and document pertinent information and care rendered to patient to ensure continuity of care.
• Practice accepted infection control principles. Provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
• Promote positive, supporting, respectful communication to patient/family and other employees.
• Provide an environment which promotes respect for patient, privacy and property.
• Provide skills necessary to assist the patient with proper nutrition and adequate fluid intake.
• Contribute to the management and efficient operation of the agency and demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Provide skills necessary to perform treatments and procedures according to agency policy.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by attending 12 hours of in-services per year.
• Promote the agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Records clinical documentation in medical record.
• Participate in weekly case conferences.
• Participate in interdisciplinary communication to ensure that patients’ needs and expectation for services provided are understood and to ensure optimization of service delivery and patient progress.
• Responsible for assuring patient safety.

Skills

Communication skills

English language fluency

Reliable transportation

Patient care empathy

Documentation skills

Education

Certified Home Health Aide Program

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: TheraCare Home Health - Fort Worth - Fort Worth, TX 76107

Job Category: Home Health Aide

Position Type: PRN

Job Summary

The Home Health Aide provides personal healthcare and related services to the client in their place of residence, assists in providing a safe and clean environment, works cooperatively with patient and family, & shares observations and problems with the supervisor. The HHA works under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse. This position will promote patients' potential during their home health episode and collaborates with physician, clinical team and patient in preparation for discharge.

Qualifications

• Completion of Certified Home Health Aide Program.
• 1 year of Home Health Aide experience in a home health agency,
• Reliable transportation. Valid and current auto liability insurance.
• Good communication skills to be able to relate professionally and positively to patients, caregivers, and clinical team.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language
• Demonstrates interest in the welfare of ill and elderly.
• Proof of current, CPR and Hepatitis profile.
• Aide Competency Evaluation Skills Checklist and Written Skills Test.

Essential functions

• Provide direct patient care to patient under direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care.
• Provide necessary skills to assist the patient with safe transfers and ambulation per agency policy.
• Provide necessary skill to appropriately report changes and document pertinent information and care rendered to patient to ensure continuity of care.
• Practice accepted infection control principles. Provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
• Promote positive, supporting, respectful communication to patient/family and other employees.
• Provide an environment which promotes respect for patient, privacy and property.
• Provide skills necessary to assist the patient with proper nutrition and adequate fluid intake.
• Contribute to the management and efficient operation of the agency and demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Provide skills necessary to perform treatments and procedures according to agency policy.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by attending 12 hours of in-services per year.
• Promote the agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Records clinical documentation in medical record.
• Participate in weekly case conferences.
• Participate in interdisciplinary communication to ensure that patients’ needs and expectation for services provided are understood and to ensure optimization of service delivery and patient progress.
• Responsible for assuring patient safety.

We are an Equal opportunity employer.

We offer an excellent benefit plan to include 401K with match, CEU reimbursement, vacation, sick, holidays, medical, dental, and supplemental insurance Plans as well as a Highly competitive compensation package.

• 401K with match
• CEU reimbursement
• vacation
• sick
• holidays
• medical
• dental
• supplemental insurance Plans
• a Highly competitive compensation package

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