Home Health Aide- Oshkosh and surrounding cities, 0.6 to 0.8 FTE

American Addiction Centers•Oshkosh, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This Home Health Aide position covers patients in Oshkosh, Fox Cities, Ripon, Berlin, Wautoma, and Fond du Lac. It is a full-time, benefits-eligible role with 32 hours per week, scheduled Monday–Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, including one scheduled weekday off weekly. No weekends are required. Travel within this regional territory is expected, and mileage reimbursement is provided. The role involves providing competent patient care, assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), monitoring and reporting changes in patient conditions, and understanding hospice philosophy to provide specialized care to the terminally ill. Responsibilities also include performing personal care, ensuring patient safety, taking vital signs, providing skin care, and maintaining patient hygiene. The successful candidate will work independently, maintain a professional demeanor, communicate effectively with patients and team members, adhere to documentation standards, participate in quality improvement processes, and comply with all regulatory requirements. Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, serving nearly 6 million patients across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, with a focus on clinical innovation and patient experience.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
One year nurse’s aide experience.
RN nursing students that meet state requirements.
Recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, understand child growth and development, i.e. understand adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging.
Written and verbal competency of the English language.
Must be certified as a nursing assistant in the State of Illinois.
A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Responsibilities

Contributes to effective patient outcomes.
Responsible to provide competent patient care assigned.
Demonstrates competent home health aide skills.
Promotes patients to reach functional status goals by providing assistance with ADL’s following the HHA assignment record in rendering patient care and maintaining safety.
Notes changes in patient’s condition requiring further attention, informs the case manager, or the RN/Supervisor and documents accordingly.
Understands the hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
Performs personal care needs, feeding patient, laundry, light cleaning of patient room and washing.
Meeting safety needs of patient using equipment safely and properly.
Taking temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure as directed by the home health aide assignment sheet when assigned.
Provides skin care and changing patient position to prevent breakdown as assigned.
Changing patient bed linens and clothing as requested by the patient and family.
Exhibits the ability to work independently.
Attends to personal work schedule in a consistent and professional manner.
Demonstrates ability to cooperate and work well with team members.
Secure with issues of death and dying.
Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home.
Utilizes appropriate communication skills and effective interpersonal skills with all customers.
Actively participates in achieving patient outcomes through case conferencing and IDG’s.
Prepares documentation reflecting patient’s care; adheres to documentation as required by agency, state, federal, and Accrediting Organization standards with time frames.
Maintains patient confidentiality, observing of HIPPA/ Privacy acts.
Demonstrates cost-effective measures in patient care.
Assists with problem identification and solutions.
Participates in quality, improvement projects when assigned.
Demonstrates measures to ensure patient satisfaction.
Maintains annual inservice hours, Hospice education hours and OSHA requirements.
Cooperate in scheduling of required supervisory visits.
Provides home health aide services in accordance with all regulatory rules and standards.
Meets the training requirements of State and HIPPA.
Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to support department and other service offices when needed.
Identifies own developmental needs and contributes to learning plan.
Demonstrates self-direction for maintaining home health aide skills.
Demonstrates commitment and supports team, office, company and organizational goals.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development
Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program