Home Health Aide / CNA

MedStar Health • Washington, DC

281d • $19 - $33

About The Position

MedStar Health is looking for a Home Health Aide - M-F 8-430 to join our team at MedStar Health Home Care! The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills. The Home Health Aide will provide personal, in-home care for the agency's patients. Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the 'Healthiest Maryland Businesses'. Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move!

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.
• CHHA (Certified Home Health Aide) in the District of Columbia.
• CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation).
• Valid State Driver's License in good standing.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Home care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attends Agency regional office and team meetings as required.
• Attends in-service educational programs.
• Demonstrates flexibility in adjusting to changes with procedures and in daily schedule.
• Maintains effective working relationships with other departments and participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and agency in community outreach efforts.
• Enhances growth and development and enriches personal knowledge and skill through participation in educational programs and affiliations.
• Cleans direct patient care area, as necessary.
• Identifies safety hazards in the home and reports it to the team's Operations Director or primary case-manager.
• Reinforces with patient/family ways to remove identified safety hazards in the home.
• Performs personal care activities (bathing, dressing, oral hygiene etc.).
• Performs other related activities (light meal preparation, personal laundry etc.).
• Assists with transfers and range of motion exercise programs as instructed by professional staff.
• Performs procedures as delineated on HHA (Home Health Agency) Skills Competency Checklist as instructed by professional staff.
• Documents services in accordance with Agency medical records and timekeeping policies, including the absence of patients from their homes.
• Documents patient progress reports clearly and concisely for multidisciplinary case conference.
• Recognizes signs of emotional distress (such as anger and depression).
• Encourages patient mobility and socialization during visits.
• Recognizes and responds to special needs of patients/families experiencing terminal illness.
• Reports identified alterations in patient behavior or mental status to primary case manager or the team's Operations Director.
• Reports identified patient care or family health or social problems to the team's Operations Director or primary case manager.
• Reports all problems in carrying out assigned activities to primary case manager or the team's Operations Director.
• Collaborates with case manager or professional staff in the revision and implementation of the Home Health Aide plan of care.
• Informs the team's Operations Director of the need to change the patient's visit schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED