Certified Home Health Aide, Martha's Vineyard,

Cape Cod Healthcare•Tisbury, MA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing direct patient care in a home health setting, ensuring patient safety and well-being. The Certified Home Health Aide will maintain open communication with case managers and team leaders, comply with regulations, and perform assigned tasks with competency. The position emphasizes establishing therapeutic relationships, encouraging patient independence, and providing emotional support to patients and their families. The aide will also be responsible for accurate and timely documentation and reporting any concerns of patient abuse or neglect.

Requirements

Possess and maintain certification as a Home Health Aide or equivalent as approved by the Agency.
Satisfactory completion of Skill Assessment Test.
Able to record messages and keep records.

Nice To Haves

One year satisfactory employment history preferred.
Experience in care of the elderly preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain open communication with case manager and/or Team Leader/Assistant Team Leader regarding health, safety, and environment status of patients.
Report all changes in a timely manner.
Comply with State/Federal regulatory acts.
Perform all skills with competency, as indicated on the skills checklist.
Communicate with Clinical Coordinator regarding all scheduling concerns relating to patients.
Communicate with case manager, and if not available, the Team Leader/Assistant Team Leader regarding any case concerns, patient problems, planned time off or other general schedule changes.
Complete and submit required documentation, i.e., patient and employee time sheets, etc., accurately and on a timely basis.
Report all concerns of possible patient abuse or neglect to the case manager and/or the Team Leader.
Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients.
Perform only those tasks as prescribed by the case manager on the home health aide plan of care.
Encourage patient in achieving an optimum level of independence by encouraging his/her participation in personal care and in interests and activities in the home, family and community.
Provide or assist with post mortem care after pronouncement.
Perform additional tasks as may be assigned by the Team Leader and/or case manager.
Provide understanding and emotional support to patient and significant others.
If eligible, may participate in the Patient Transportation program for the Private Services department.
All other duties as assigned.
Consistently provide service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects VNA’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.