Home Services Aide (CNA) - Home Health & Hospice

Intermountain Health•St. George, UT

22h•$19 - $26

About The Position

Under the direction of the RN or Rehab Therapist, the Senior Home Services Assistant recognizes and completes patient care needs with minimal direct supervision and performs various basic patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, physical needs, and comfort of patient in the home setting at the level specified in the plan of treatment. The Aide prioritizes and delivers basic patient care which may include toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient needs. Unlike a patient care aide in a hospital or clinic, the Home Services Aide requires a current driver’s license, insurance, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record to travel to deliver care where needed in a safe and timely fashion. Home is where families gather, where special occasions are celebrated, and where memories are made. Most of all, home is where you feel comfortable, relax, reflect, and heal. Intermountain Home Health is privileged to be the caring hands in the home bringing quality, compassion, skill, and excellence. Home Health Services allows patients to be at home, where they want to be, through their health journey. This exciting work allows you to develop your clinical skills while experiencing this unique and highly rewarding care environment.

Requirements

Current CNA Certification in state of practice.
Current driver’s license, insurance, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record.
Basic Life Support Certification for healthcare providers.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to access the Internet or a phone line to transfer patient files twice a day.
Ability to transfer and position patients independently and safely.
Effective interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a CNA or other applicable healthcare experience.
Experience working in home health or hospice.
Homecare Aide bowel and bladder care experience.

Responsibilities

Performs bowel and bladder care which includes bladder irrigation, bowel stimulation as well as digital stool removal.
As delegated by RN, can assist patients in self-administering medications and assists with simple wound care as well as ostomy care.
Assists patients during end-of-life care as well as medically complex patients who require additional support (quadriplegic, paraplegic etc.) who are typically unable to assist with their ADL’s and are dependent on our teams for their personal care.
Coordinates patient schedule with appropriate staff, patients/family members and makes assigned visits on time.
Keeps an accurate record of time and mileage.
Maintains accessibility during assigned schedule.
Follows aide delegation plan, performs assigned duties within scope of practice, and performs specialized procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.
Fosters a safe environment by complying with safety policies (i.e., infection control, lifting & transferring, disasters, etc.).
Takes appropriate action in an emergency.
Effectively communicates to the patient what care is being given.
Reports significant care concerns / safe environment issues to the Case Manager/Agency before leaving the home OR other general care concerns before completing the shift.
Observes, reports, and records (point of care charting) the response to the treatment plan.