Position: Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
The VITAS Home Health Aide (HHA) is a non-exempt employee trained to provide personal care and services to hospice patients, augmenting care given by family members or other caregivers.
Salary Range: $16 - $20 / Hour
ASSIGNED JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment. Home Health Aide (HHA) assignments may include:
Helping the patient maintain good personal hygiene.Planning and preparing meals; assisting with feeding when needed.Assisting the patient with ambulation.Assisting with treatments as ordered by the physician, supervised by the nurse, including: changing colostomy bags, assisting with walker or wheelchair use, dressing reinforcement, range of motion exercises, ice cap or collar use, measuring intake/output, and assisting with medications that are self-administered.Reading and recording temperature, pulse, and respiration.OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES NOT INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT MAY INCLUDE:
Maintaining a safe and healthy environment.Promoting the patient’s mental alertness through activities of interest.Providing emotional and psychological support to the patient, family, and caregivers.Reporting changes in the patient’s condition or home situation to the VITAS Nurse and team.Teaching basic personal care to primary caregivers.Practicing infection control measures.Observing, reporting, and documenting patient status and care activities.Completing at least 12 hours of in-service training annually.Handling other tasks as assigned.THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) MAY NOT:
Be assigned to institutional settings.Change sterile dressings.Irrigate body cavities or wounds.Perform gastric lavage or gavage.Catheterize patients.Administer medications.Apply heat by any method.Care for tracheotomy tubes or suction patients.Provide personal care not assigned or in the plan of care.QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.Meet personnel qualifications as per 42 C.F.R. Sections 484.4 and 484.36.Documented evidence of 75 hours of training as per 42 C.F.R. Sections 484.36 (a)(1).Successfully completed a Competency Evaluation program as per 42 C.F.R. Section 484.36(b).State-Allowable Training/Certification:
AL, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, MI, PA, TX, VA, WI: CNA, HHA, HA
CA: CHHA
CT:
Homemaker-Home Health Aide
IL: HHA, NA
KS:
Home Health Aide certificate
MO:
Home Health Aide
NJ:
Homemaker-Home Health Aide
OH:
Home Health Aide
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to read, write, and follow directions.Ability to travel as required.Availability of a telephone at home.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands include:
- Lifting and transferring patients.
- Lifting objects over 20 pounds.
- Standing or walking over an hour daily.
- Talking and hearing.
Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and focus adjustment. The employee will also sit, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
DIRECTION RECEIVED
Reports directly to the VITAS Nurse.Receives clinical direction from the VITAS Nurse.#J-18808-Ljbffr
