Home Health Aide HHA PRN

AdamsPlace • Clinton, SC

9h • Onsite

About The Position

NHC Home Laurens is seeking a Home Health Aide to join their team. This role involves performing assigned functions of personal care to patients in their homes, under the direction, instruction, and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse. The NHC environment is characterized by encouragement, challenge, innovation, improvement, teamwork, collaboration, honesty, and integrity. All NHC employees are committed as partners to the health of their patients and the well-being of the communities they serve.

Requirements

• Must have an active SC CNA certification with home health aide training hours
• Completion of the ninth grade in school
• Documentation of successful completion of a training program consisting of at least 75 total hours, including at least 16 hours of classroom instruction and at least 16 hours of supervised practical training meeting the content requirements of the Federal Register, August 14, 1989
• Successful completion of the written and on-site HomeCare Aide Competency Evaluation prior to performing patient care independently

Responsibilities

• Renders personal care to patients under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Personal care may include: Bathing, oral hygiene, care of the skin, hair and dressing.
• Assistance with elimination (use of bedside commode, bedpan or in getting to and from the bathroom; routine catheter care and colostomy care, not including irrigation).
• Assistance with repositioning, transfers and/or ambulation including the use of equipment such as lifts, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc.
• Routine care of prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Dressing changes which do not require the skills of a licensed nurse.
• Assistance with medications which are ordinarily self-administered and do not require the skills of a licensed nurse to be provided safely and effectively.
• Assistance with prescribed exercises after adequate instruction and supervision has been given by appropriate professional personnel.
• Assists in maintaining a hygienic environment.
• Prepares meals, feeds the patient and cleans utensils used in carrying out these duties.
• Provides light cleaning of the patient’s immediate environment to keep it safe and in order.
• Launders bed linen and needed clothing when the patient is unable to do these things.
• Participates in ongoing patient care coordination with all disciplines.
• Other duties as assigned by the Registered Nurse.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees