Home Health Aide

KAISER; Novato (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NALHE is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) in Novato, CA to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager. You will report all changes in patient condition to the case manager and complete accurate documentation.

Responsibilities include personal hygiene, assistance with mobility, meals, medication support (no medication administration), and collaboration with health professionals to support home-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provision of Care
• Assisting patients with personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing
• Assisting patients in and out of bed and with ambulation
• Assisting with prescribed exercises taught by patients and health personnel
• Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating
• Assisting patients to bathroom or with commodes, bedpans or urinals
• Performing household services to facilitate self-care and prevent institutionalization
• Assisting patients with medications (not administering)
• Carrying out other activities taught by health professionals (e.g., changing colostomy bags, dressing changes, vital signs)
• Reporting changes in patient condition to supervising nurse or therapist
• Completing service records
• Taking action in emergent patient situations and reporting to supervisor
• Documentation of all care provided
• Communicating with other providers
• Reporting changes and needs to case manager
• Submitting schedule logs and daily progress notes within policy
• Participating in care coordination meetings
• Organizing priorities and completing assignments within guidelines
• Working independently with supervision every 14 days as needed
• Completing expense reports and time cards
• Demonstrating proper use of supplies
• Maintaining patient confidentiality
• Participating in QA and Utilization Review activities

Job description

Job Summary:

The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a member of the Home Health Team, providing direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager, reporting all changes in the patients condition to the case manager.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provision of Care
• Assisting patients with personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing
• Assisting patients in and out of bed and assisting with ambulation.
• Assisting with prescribed exercises which patients and appropriate health personnel have taught aides.
• Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating.
• Assisting patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals.
• Performing household services, which will facilitate the patients, self care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.
• Assisting patients with medications, which are ordinarily self-administered. The home health aide shall not administer medications of any kind.
• Performing other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient. These may include such services as changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressings, taking of vital signs, and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care.
• Reporting changes in the patients condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist.
• Completing records regarding services performed.
• Takes actions in emergent patient situations and immediately report to supervisor.
• Documentation and Communication
• Prepares timely legible and complete documentation of all care provided.
• Documents all communication with other providers.
• Reports stated or observed changes in patient status to case manager.
• Submits schedule logs changes in schedule and daily progress notes within expected time frame per agency policy.
• Participates in care coordination meetings
• Planning, Organizing and Productivity
• Organizes, plan, set priorities and complete assignment within agency guidelines.
• Functions independently with supervision by case manager for each patient every 14 days as needed.
• Completes expense reports, time cards and schedule logs.
• Demonstrates utilization of supplies.
• Professional Behavior
• Behaves in a courteous professional manner with patients, health professional and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance activities and Utilization Review activities as requested.
• Perform related duties as required.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Grade 165