Home Health Aide

Kaiser Permanente; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is hiring a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) in San Jose, CA. The CHHA provides direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager, documenting all care and reporting changes promptly.

Responsibilities include assisting with hygiene, mobility, meals, medications (non-administering), and basic therapeutic activities as taught by health professionals. Onsite work with a 40-hour week.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Driver's License (California)
• Home Health Aide Certificate (California)
• Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under supervision of a case manager.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene, bathing and grooming.
• Assist with ambulation and activities of daily living.
• Assist with prescribed exercises and meals.
• Prepare meals and assist with eating.
• Maintain patient safety and comfort at home.
• Document care and report changes to supervising nurse/therapist.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Driver's License (California)

Home Health Aide Certificate (California)

Basic Life Support

Job description

Job SummaryThe 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

Basic Qualifications

• N/A

Education

• High School Diploma/GED;

License, Certification, Registration

• Driver's License (California)
• Home Health Aide Certificate (California)
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements

• Successful completion of a training program approved by the Department of Health Services pursuant to applicable federal and state regulation.
• Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer literate preferred. Experience in automated clinical information systems preferred.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Primary Location: California,San Jose,San Jose 100 Great Oaks

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Day

Workdays: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat,

Working Hours Start: 11:00 AM

Working Hours End: 07:30 PM

Job Schedule: Full-time

Job Type: Standard

Worker Location: Onsite

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: A01|SEIU|United Healthcare Workers West

Job Level: Entry Level

Department: San Jose Hospital - Hospice - Internal - Other - 0201

Pay Range: $38.03 - $40.02 / hour

Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time

Work Setting: Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.