Hospice Home Health Aide - Greater Milwaukee South Counties

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Milwaukee, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This role contributes to effective patient outcomes by providing competent patient care assigned by an RN and following the plan of care. The Hospice Home Health Aide is responsible for reporting all changes in patient condition to the RN or manager. The ideal candidate understands the hospice philosophy and is comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill. Responsibilities include performing personal care needs such as feeding, laundry, light cleaning of the patient's room, and washing. The aide will meet the safety needs of the patient by using equipment safely and properly, taking vital signs as directed by the RN, providing skin care, changing patient positions to prevent breakdown, and changing bed linens and clothing as requested. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential for documentation within agency, state, federal, and accrediting organization timeframes. The aide will utilize appropriate communication and interpersonal skills with all customers, maintain patient confidentiality per HIPAA/Privacy acts, and demonstrate professionalism and cooperation with all associates. This includes flexibility with scheduling, commitment to patients, team, and the organization. The role requires self-direction in maintaining home health aide skills and supporting departmental and organizational goals. Participation in CQI processes, problem identification and solutions, and quality improvement projects is expected, along with measures to ensure patient satisfaction.

Requirements

• Must be certified as a nurse assistant in the state in which the teammate practices
• Nurse assistant in good standing with the State Nurse Aide Registry with eligibility to work in home health agencies and hospices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months
• A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
• Complete all training for Advocate Aurora Hospice, as well as maintain all annual training per individual state requirements.

Nice To Haves

• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Performs personal care needs including feeding patient, laundry, light cleaning of patient room and washing.
• Meets safety needs of patient using equipment safely and properly.
• Takes temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure as directed by the RN when assigned.
• Provides skin care and changes patient position to prevent breakdown as assigned by RN.
• Changes patient bed linens and clothing as requested by the patient and family.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills, verbally and in written documentation, per agency, state, federal and accrediting organizations, within the assigned time frames.
• Utilizes appropriate communication skills and effective interpersonal skills with all customers.
• Prepares documentation reflecting patient’s care; adheres to documentation as required by agency, state, federal, and Accrediting Organization standards within required time frames.
• Maintains patient confidentiality, observing of HIPAA/ Privacy acts.
• Demonstrates professionalism and works in a cooperative manner with all associates.
• Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to support department and other service offices when needed.
• Demonstrates self-direction for maintaining home health aide skills.
• Demonstrates commitment and supports team, office, company and organizational goals.
• Participates actively in CQI process to improve processes within the organization, upon request.
• Assists with problem identification and solutions.
• Participates in quality, improvement projects when assigned.
• Demonstrates measures to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements.
• Maintains annual in-service hours, per state/federal regulations, Hospice education hours and OSHA requirements.
• Provides hospice home health aide services in accordance with all regulatory rules and standards.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed