Home Services Aide-Senior; CNA; Provo​/Heber Service Area

Job Description:

Under the direction of the RN or Rehab Therapist, the Senior Home Services Assistant recognizes and completes patient care needs with minimal direct supervision and performs various basic patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, physical needs, and comfort of patient in the home setting at the level specified in the plan of treatment.

Location:

Home Services
- Provo & Heber, Utah

Schedule:

Full-time | 40 hours/week | Scheduled visits

Shifts:

M-F Days, rotation on-call weekends & rotating holidays

Pay:
Starting at $19.50+ (based on patient care experience)

• Performs bowel and bladder care which includes bladder irrigation, bowel stimulation as well as digital stool removal.
• As delegated by RN, can assist patients in self‑administering medications and assists with simple wound care as well as ostomy care.
• Assists patients during end‑of‑life care as well as medically complex patients who require additional support (quadriplegic, paraplegic etc.) who are typically unable to assist with their ADL’s and are dependent on our teams for their personal care.
• Coordinates patient schedule with appropriate staff, patients/family members and makes assigned visits on time.
• Keeps an accurate record of time and mileage.
• Maintains accessibility during assigned schedule.
• Follows aide delegation plan, performs assigned duties within scope of practice, and performs specialized procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.
• Fosters a safe environment by complying with safety policies (i.e., infection control, lifting & transferring, disasters, etc.).
• Takes appropriate action in an emergency.
• Effectively communicates to the patient what care is being given.
• Reports significant care concerns / safe environment issues to the Case Manager/Agency before leaving the home OR other general care concerns before completing the shift.
• Observes, reports, and records (point of care charting) the response to the treatment plan.

• Patient Care
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Teamwork
• Computer Literacy
• Communication
• Patient Care Delivery
• Personal Hygiene
• Safe Patient Handling
• Vital Signs
• Specimen Collection

• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.
• Current driver’s license, insurance, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Experience as a CNA or other applicable healthcare experience.
• Experience working in home health or hospice.
• Homecare Aide bowel and bladder care experience.

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.

This includes pushing/pulling…