Certified Home Health Aide, (Per Diem), VNA of Cape Cod
About The Position
The Certified Home Health Aide provides prescribed home health aide services to patients under the direction of the case manager and communicates relevant patient, scheduling, and case information to the appropriate clinical team members. The aide supports patients’ independence, provides personal care and emotional support, and maintains therapeutic relationships with patients and their significant others. The role also involves completing required documentation, complying with regulatory requirements, and consistently providing service in keeping with VNA’s CARES values: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and service.
Requirements
- Possess and maintain certification as a Home Health Aide or an equivalent certification approved by the Agency.
- Successfully complete the Skill Assessment Test.
- Be able to record messages and maintain records.
Nice To Haves
- One year of satisfactory employment history preferred.
- Experience in care of the elderly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintain open communication with the case manager and/or Team Leader or Assistant Team Leader regarding patients’ health, safety, and environment, and report changes promptly.
- Comply with state and federal regulatory acts.
- Perform skills competently as indicated on the skills checklist.
- Communicate with the Clinical Coordinator about scheduling concerns, including changes to times or days, patient absences, and discharges.
- Communicate case concerns, patient problems, planned time off, and other general schedule changes to the case manager or, if unavailable, the Team Leader or Assistant Team Leader.
- Complete and submit required documentation accurately and on time, including patient and employee time sheets.
- Report possible patient abuse or neglect to the case manager and/or Team Leader.
- Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Perform only tasks prescribed by the case manager on the home health aide plan of care.
- Encourage patients to participate in personal care and home, family, and community interests and activities to support their independence.
- Provide or assist with post-mortem care after pronouncement.
- Perform additional tasks assigned by the Team Leader and/or case manager, according to the situation and the aide’s experience and capabilities; examples include routine uncomplicated colostomy and decubitus care.
- Provide understanding and emotional support to patients and significant others.
- If eligible, participate in the Patient Transportation program for the Private Services department.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Provide service excellence to patients, family members, visitors, volunteers, and coworkers in accordance with VNA’s CARES commitment.
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