Home Health Aide PRN

CenterWell•Flint, MI

About The Position

As a Home Health Aide at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Associate Director, Branch Administration, you help patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their homes. You provide personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, helping patients manage physical limitations and daily activities and improve their quality of life. Care is delivered under the direction of an RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care. The role also involves documenting care and communications, reporting changes in patients’ conditions, following infection-control practices, and maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. When authorized by an MD order and no other assistance is available, you may help with light household tasks.

Requirements

Complete a Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Home Health Aide program within the last 24 months.
Meet applicable state certification requirements.
Have a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
Be in good standing on the HHA Registry, if applicable, and have completed an HHA/CNA course to work for a Medicare-certified agency.
Have a minimum of one year of experience in the last 24 months as a Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home, or home health/hospice agency.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and in accordance with the Aide Plan of Care.
Assist patients with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading labels, checking the self-administered dose against the prescribed dose on the container, and observing the patient taking the medication.
Measure temperature, pulse, and blood pressure accurately and report abnormal results to a supervisor.
Assist with or supervise bathing, grooming, skin care, shaving, oral care, nail and foot care, and other personal hygiene activities.
Assist with feeding, communicate basic nutrition principles, and observe and record food and fluid intake.
Safely position patients for meals and feed them or support self-feeding.
Assist with toileting, including bedpan or urinal use, and change and position catheter bags and perform bag-change procedures on well-regulated ostomies.
Assist with mobility, exercises, positioning, turning, transfers, and ambulation according to the Plan of Care and CenterWell Home Health policy.
Report patient changes and document relevant information and care provided to support continuity of care.
Document interactions with patients, caregivers, doctors, and other staff members appropriately, legibly, thoroughly, and within the allotted time.
Follow acceptable infection-control principles and provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
When no other assistance is available and an MD order is present, help with light laundry, changing and making beds, light meal preparation, light housekeeping, and shopping.