Home Health Aide Trainee

Nuvance Health Med Practice CT; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Quest Home Care is seeking a paraprofessional trainee in New York who will complete the Home Health Training Competency course and earn HHA certification. The program runs Monday through Friday for three weeks, from 8:30 to 5 pm, totaling 75 hours (59 theory, 16 supervised practice).

Upon certification, the trainee becomes a Home Health Aide trained to provide personal care to patients at their residence under RN, PT, OT, and SLP supervision, reporting to the Nurse Clinical Manager per NY

Qualifications

• Must meet Medicare Conditions of Participation for Home Health Aide training program and competency.
• Must be able to perform basic math skills.
• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Basic math skills

Reading & writing English

Basic computer & EMR skills

Attendance reliability

Education

HHA training program certification

Job description

Summary

A paraprofessional position which is conditionally hired and must successfully complete the entire Home Health Training Competency course and pass the certification test. The course runs Monday through Friday for three weeks from 8:30 � 5 pm. A total of 75 hours are required for each student (59 hours of classroom theory and 16 hours of supervised practical training). This course allows the trainee to advance to a certified Home Health Aide who is specifically trained, competent, and performs assigned functions of personal care to the patient in their residence under the direction, instruction, and supervision of the registered nurse (RN), physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist, and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). Reports to the Nurse Clinical Manager under New York State requirements.

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Must meet Medicare Conditions of Participation for Home Health Aide training program and competency.
• Must be able to perform basic math skills.
• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• 100% attendance for all home health aide training course-work classes, as this is a New York State requirement. This will be validated by either the agency signing off a timesheet f or Health Quest Home Care or the aide using the GPS program their agency of employment utilizes.
• Attending Health Quest Home Care office orientation for the duration of hours of each work week that the trainee is not in class to equal the full number of weekly position control hours.
• Basic Computer and EMR skills.
• Maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.

License, Registration, or Certification Requirements

• HHA Certificate Completion of a NY Department of Health Approved Home Health Aide training program and competency must be obtained per the program requirements for continued employment as a certified home health aide.
• Valid NYS Drivers License.
• Reliable automobile.
• Proof of Auto Insurance.
• Meet all required Health Quest Home Care health assessment /screening requirements.

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity.
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk.
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force.
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
• Company: HQ Home Care-Certified.
• Org Unit: 1697.
• Department: Home Health Aide.
• Exempt: No.
• Salary Range: $17.00 - $24.91 Hourly.