Home Health Aide / CNA

MedStar Health • Baltimore, MD

292d • $17 - $28

About The Position

MedStar Health is looking for a Home Health Aide to join our team at MedStar Health Home Care - SubAcute at Home Program. This is a full-time, Mon-Fri position 8:00am - 4:30pm. Maryland CNA license, Valid Driver's License, Reliable Transportation and Valid Car insurance required. As a Home Health Aide, you will provide personal 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.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 6 months 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 in procedures and in daily schedule.
• 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.
• Documents services in accordance with Agency medical records and timekeeping policies.
• Documents patient progress reports clearly and concisely for multidisciplinary case conference.
• 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 Skills Competency Checklist as instructed by professional staff.
• 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