Home Health Aide HHA

Position Overview

The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing personal care, household assistance and assistance with daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in their home while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Starting rate: $14 an hour.

• Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law.
• Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as basic first aid, reading and recording vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration).
• Perform range of motion exercises and assist with ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non‑life support medical equipment and devices.
• Prepare meals according to dietary and nutritional needs.
• Care for patient’s special conditions and needs within scope of authorized tasks.
• Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, including bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating.
• Assist with household management, such as home safety and sanitation, infection control, general light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient.
• Thoroughly complete and coordinate all required documentation, including maintaining and completing patient/family and company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit.
• Observe and report significant changes in patient’s condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor.

• High school graduate or GED.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable MVR.
• Ongoing education: receive at least 12 hours of in‑service training during each 12‑month period, which may occur while furnishing care to a patient.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation, and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures.

• Continuing education as required by state.
• Georgia: successful completion of Nurse Aide training and competency evaluation program pursuant to the requirements of 42 CFR part 483, Subpart D; or health care or personal care credentialing program recognized and approved by the state; or successful completion of a 40‑hour training program provided by a private home care provider addressing at least the areas specified in the PHCP rules.
• Illinois: appropriate clearance of Illinois Department of Public Health – Health Care Worker Registry; successful completion of Long‑Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Programs Code; documentation of current registration from another state; successful completion of a Nursing Arts Program including at least 40 hours of supervised clinical experience from an accredited nursing program with diploma, certificate or other written verification and proof of successful completion of the written portion of the Department‑established nursing assistant competency test;
  
  or successful completion of a US military training program that includes the content of the Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program with diploma, DD‑214, or other written verification and proof of successful completion of the written portion of the Department‑established nursing assistant competency evaluation; or proof of completion of a nursing program in a foreign country.

• Attention to detail.
• Time management.
• Effective problem‑solving and conflict resolution.
• Good organization and communication skills.

• Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English.
• Must be able to travel.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to perform prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and twisting.
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs.
• Must have visual and hearing acuity.
• Must have strong sense of smell and touch.
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance.
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport.

• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments, which may involve exposure to allergens and other conditions.
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.