Aide/CNA- Home Health

Tufts Medicine•Malden, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nursing Support duties: Provides basic care services to patients, but does not have an RN or LPN license. Positions in this nursing support work under the direction of physicians, mid-level practitioners, and may work under the direction of registered nurses depending on their unit. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An experienced level role requiring basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and requiring vocational or technical education. Works under moderate supervision, works through problems of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation. The position is a trained paraprofessional who provides personal care and other incidental care to patients as instructed by and under the supervision of the professional clinician. Position provide care to patients in a variety of community settings, including to patients under home health and hospice plans of care, residing in private homes, assisted livings, skilled nursing facilities and hospice inpatient facilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified Home Health Aide
Licensed Nursing Aide
Ability to read/write and communicate in English.
Responsible and reliable.
Good organization skills.

Nice To Haves

Dementia Care and Hospital Care experience

Responsibilities

Provides care to patients as instructed in the home health aide or hospice aide care plan. Provides the level of assistance designated in the plan of care, ranging from supervision and cueing to total care.
Notifies the supervising clinician and or aide supervisor promptly when the patient refuses care or the patient’s care needs change.
Provides patient care including bathing, dressing, grooming, ambulation/mobility, toileting and nutrition/hydration.
Assists with grooming and dressing, including hair styling, manicure and pedicure, supports patient and family choices for clothing and accessories, hearing aids and eyeglasses.
Provides bowel and bladder training, catheter care, ostomy care, and adaptive equipment (e.g., raised toilet seat) as designated in aide care plan.
Identifies risks to personal safety (e.g. firearms in the home, oxygen safety) and promptly reports concern to aide supervisor.
Follows designated infection control protocol including universal precautions, biohazardous disposal, and isolation techniques.
Identifies changes in mobility, weakness, sleepiness, and fatigue and reports these changes to the supervising professional clinician
Identifies physical, mental and functional changes and reports these changes to the supervising professional clinician
Identifies respiratory concerns, such as a change in breathing pattern, or increased secretions and reports these changes to the supervising professional clinician
Respects differences and maintains a neutral attitude regarding ethnicity, race, cultural background, religious/spiritual preference, sexual preference, age difference, living conditions, social and economic circumstances, and treatment choices (e.g. advance directives)
Makes appropriate referrals for education for the patient and family.
Facilitates effective communication between patient, family and care providers through the use of interpreters, active listening, reading, life reviews, clarifying goals of care, seeking answers for patient/family questions and using adaptive communicate devices if necessary.
Maintains personal boundaries with patient/family
Observes and reports threats to Patient/Family safety such a physical abuse, neglect, substance abuse, and the caregiver’s inability to provide care.
Maintains professionalism with colleagues, peers and customers. Puts forth a positive agency image.
Visits patients as scheduled.
Notifies HHA Scheduler immediately if unable to keep visit appointment as scheduled.
Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of what to report to the CEO or Chief Compliance Officer when concerns of corporate compliance arise.
Ensures compliance within guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies (DPH, ERISA etc.) and demonstrates compliance with Home Health Foundation policies and procedures.
Practices confidentiality principles set by the agency and federal HIPAA/HITECH guidelines.
Participates in all mandatory in-services.