Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

VITAS Healthcare; Kyle (TX); On-site; USD 26,174 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking an entry-level Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant to assist patients with personal care and daily activities. Responsibilities include maintaining hygiene, preparing meals, and reporting on patient conditions. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant training. This full-time role is based in Texas and offers the opportunity to provide valuable care to those in need.

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred.
• Meets personnel qualifications of a Home Health Aide.
• Documented training evidence required.

Responsibilities

• Help the patient maintain personal hygiene.
• Assist patients with ambulation and meal preparation.
• Observe and report patient status.

Skills

Ability to assist with personal care

Ability to follow directions

Basic infection control measures

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

75 hours of training as specified

Competency Evaluation program

Job description

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Salary Range: $19 - $20 / Hour

Assigned Job Responsibilities

• Perform only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment.
• Help the patient maintain good personal hygiene.
• Plan and prepare meals. Feed or assist with feeding the patient when needed.
• Assist the patient with ambulation.
• Assist with certain treatments as ordered by the physician and taught and supervised by the nurse, including: change of the colostomy bag; use of a walker or wheelchair; reinforcement of a dressing; prescribed range‑of‑motion exercises; prescribed ice cap or collar; measure intake and output of fluids; assist with medications that are ordinarily self‑administered.
• Read and record temperature, pulse and respiration.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a safe and healthy environment.
• Promote the patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.
• Provide simple emotional and psychological support to the patient, family, and other caregivers.
• Report any changes in the patient’s mental or physical condition or home situation to the VITAS Nurse and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Teach basic personal care to the primary caregiver.
• Practice basic infection control measures.
• Observe, report, and document patient status and the care and activities provided.
• Complete at least 12 hours of in‑service training per calendar year.
• Handle other tasks as assigned.

The Home Health Aide May Not

• Be assigned by VITAS to any institutional setting.
• Change sterile dressings.
• Irrigate body cavities (such as an enema).
• Irrigate a colostomy or wound.
• Perform a gastric lavage or gavage.
• Catheterize a patient.
• Administer medications.
• Apply heat by any method.
• Care for a tracheotomy tube.
• Suction a patient.
• Provide any personal care that has not been assigned by the VITAS nurse or included in the plan of care.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Meets personnel qualifications of a Home Health Aide as specified in 42 C.F.R. Section 484.4 and Section 484.36.
• Documented evidence of 75 hours of training as specified in 42 C.F.R. Sections 484.36 (a)(1).
• Documented evidence that Home Health Aide has successfully completed a Competency Evaluation program as described in 42 C.F.R. Section 484.36(b).

Special Requirements

• Home Health Aide has the ability to read, write, and carry out directions.
• Home Health Aide has the ability to travel per job requirements.
• Home Health Aide has a telephone available in home.

Essential Functions / Physical Demands

• Assist in lifting and transferring patients, as required.
• Lift objects in excess of 20 pounds.
• Stand or walk in excess of one hour per day.
• Talk and hear.

Direction Received

• Home Health Aide reports directly to the VITAS Nurse.
• Home Health Aide receives clinical direction from the VITAS Nurse.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

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