Home Health Aide, CNA, Central North, Oakbrook area

American Addiction Centers•Oak Brook, IL

1d•$21 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Health Aide (HHA) – Hospice/Home Health position involves providing competent patient care and contributing to effective patient outcomes. The role requires assisting patients with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) to help them reach their functional status goals, while maintaining safety. The HHA will note changes in patient condition, inform the case manager or RN/Supervisor, and document accordingly. Understanding the hospice philosophy and being comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill is essential. Responsibilities include performing personal care needs such as feeding, laundry, light cleaning of the patient's room, and washing. The role also involves meeting patient safety needs by using equipment safely and properly, taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure) as directed, and providing skin care and repositioning patients to prevent breakdown. Changing patient bed linens and clothing as requested by the patient and family is also part of the duties. The position requires the ability to work independently, attend to the work schedule professionally, cooperate with team members, and be secure with issues of death and dying, maintaining a calm demeanor. Effective communication skills are crucial for interacting with all customers, participating in case conferencing and IDGs (Interdisciplinary Group Meetings) to achieve patient outcomes, preparing documentation according to agency, state, federal, and accrediting organization standards, and maintaining patient confidentiality in compliance with HIPPA/Privacy acts. Active participation in the CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) process, demonstrating cost-effective measures, assisting with problem identification and solutions, participating in quality improvement projects, and demonstrating measures to ensure patient satisfaction are also key aspects of the role. Adherence to regulatory requirements, including maintaining annual inservice hours, Hospice education hours, OSHA requirements, cooperating with supervisory visits, providing services in accordance with regulatory rules and standards, and meeting state and HIPPA training requirements are mandatory. Professionalism and cooperation with all associates, flexibility in scheduling to support the department and other service offices, identifying personal developmental needs, demonstrating self-direction in maintaining skills, and commitment to team, office, company, and organizational goals are expected.

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 in which the teammate works
A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Responsibilities

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.
Cooperates 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

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