HHA - Home Health Aid - Always Best Care Senior Services
Vacaville, CA 95688
About the Job
Always Best Care, a leading national provider of senior care services, is excited to announce they are expanding their care options to include home health services in Napa and Solano Counties.
With over 8 years in business, we feel that our team is our greatest asset!
We are looking for a high energy and caring individual to serve as a Home Health Aid. We are a fast-paced and team-oriented group of people that is also very close-knit. We have a positive office culture with tons of opportunities to socialize as a team at work and outside of work. We seek to hire employees who are inherently courteous and polite and treat all patients with the highest level of respect and professionalism.
The home health aide provides personal care and related services in the home that are allowed to be performed under state law. She/he functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the staff nurse and the Director of Patient Care Services and/or appropriate supervisor.
PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BE HHA CERTIFIED TO QUALIFY.
Compensation
$25 per hour
Work Hours
Flexible Schedule
Work Territory
Tasks to be performed by an HHA must be assigned by and performed under the supervision of an RN who will be responsible for the patient care provided by the HHA.
Duties of the HHA may include:
•Assist with ADLS and iADLs as per the POC
•Follow the POC for each patient and document the same.
•Help patients to maintain good personal hygiene
•Assist in maintaining a healthy, safe environment
•Plan/prepare nutritious meals.
•Markets when indicated on the POC
•Assist patients with ambulation as per the POC
•Assist with certain treatments as ordered by the physician/approved and supervised by the nurse
•Assist the therapy personnel as needed with rehabilitative processes per the HHA POC
•May cue for medications ordinarily self-administered as assigned
•Taking and charting vital signs under the direction of a nurse or healthcare practitioner
•Encourages patients to be as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan
•Attempts to promote patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities
•Gives simple emotional support to patients and other members of the household
•Establishes a relationship with patient and family which transmits trust and confidentiality
•Prepares a report of visits on the day it is performed and incorporates same in the clinical record weekly or as directed
•Reports any changes in the patient’s status or home situation immediately to the supervisor, staff nurse, or aide supervisor, including recognizing & reporting skin changes
•Carries out assignments as instructed by the nurse/Therapist, or documents and reports when unable to do so
•An active participant on the multidisciplinary team and QA Program
•Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the patient’s care as directed
•Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the nurse
•Attends in-service as required by state and federal regulation
•Confirming on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the Supervisor/Director, to coordinate necessary visits with other personnel
•Notifying the Agency of absences due to illness, emergency leave, normal vacation periods, or special professional meetings, which will affect agreed service with the Agency
•Wears the Agency’s name badge at all times when seeing Agency patients.
•Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
•A valid California Driver’s License (military exception)
•A reliable means of transportation to get to assigned patient visits.
•Must have a current CPR certification.
•Meets one of the following:
§ A home health aide training and competency evaluation program as specified by CMS in the CoP § 484.80 (b) and (c) respectively, OR
§ A competency evaluation program that meets CMS specifications, OR
§ A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the state as meeting the requirements of 42 CFR 483.151-154, OR
§ The requirements of a state licensure program that meets the provisions of CMS Home Health CoP § 484.80 (b) and (c).
Physical and Functional Requirements
•Ability to read and write in English, consistent with job requirements.
•Able to hear, speak, understand and communicate effectively in English.
•Able to access patient’s homes that may not be handicap accessible.
•On a daily basis: walking, standing, sitting, reaching, use of telephone, use of
computers & other office equipment, lifting/transferring 150 lbs or greater, bending,
stooping, climbing stairs.
•Ability to use transfer/lifting devices
If this sounds like the perfect position for you, we look forward to receiving your resume!
Always Best Care Senior Services is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
With over 8 years in business, we feel that our team is our greatest asset!
We are looking for a high energy and caring individual to serve as a Home Health Aid. We are a fast-paced and team-oriented group of people that is also very close-knit. We have a positive office culture with tons of opportunities to socialize as a team at work and outside of work. We seek to hire employees who are inherently courteous and polite and treat all patients with the highest level of respect and professionalism.
The home health aide provides personal care and related services in the home that are allowed to be performed under state law. She/he functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the staff nurse and the Director of Patient Care Services and/or appropriate supervisor.
PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BE HHA CERTIFIED TO QUALIFY.
Compensation
$25 per hour
Work Hours
Flexible Schedule
Work Territory
- Solano County and Napa County
- Territory includes Winters, Dixon, Vacaville, Rio Vista, Fairfield, Suisun, American Canyon, Benicia, Vallejo, Napa, Sonoma, and Yountville
- Office located in Vacaville, CA
Tasks to be performed by an HHA must be assigned by and performed under the supervision of an RN who will be responsible for the patient care provided by the HHA.
Duties of the HHA may include:
•Assist with ADLS and iADLs as per the POC
•Follow the POC for each patient and document the same.
•Help patients to maintain good personal hygiene
•Assist in maintaining a healthy, safe environment
•Plan/prepare nutritious meals.
•Markets when indicated on the POC
•Assist patients with ambulation as per the POC
•Assist with certain treatments as ordered by the physician/approved and supervised by the nurse
•Assist the therapy personnel as needed with rehabilitative processes per the HHA POC
•May cue for medications ordinarily self-administered as assigned
•Taking and charting vital signs under the direction of a nurse or healthcare practitioner
•Encourages patients to be as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan
•Attempts to promote patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities
•Gives simple emotional support to patients and other members of the household
•Establishes a relationship with patient and family which transmits trust and confidentiality
•Prepares a report of visits on the day it is performed and incorporates same in the clinical record weekly or as directed
•Reports any changes in the patient’s status or home situation immediately to the supervisor, staff nurse, or aide supervisor, including recognizing & reporting skin changes
•Carries out assignments as instructed by the nurse/Therapist, or documents and reports when unable to do so
•An active participant on the multidisciplinary team and QA Program
•Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the patient’s care as directed
•Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the nurse
•Attends in-service as required by state and federal regulation
•Confirming on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the Supervisor/Director, to coordinate necessary visits with other personnel
•Notifying the Agency of absences due to illness, emergency leave, normal vacation periods, or special professional meetings, which will affect agreed service with the Agency
•Wears the Agency’s name badge at all times when seeing Agency patients.
•Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
•A valid California Driver’s License (military exception)
•A reliable means of transportation to get to assigned patient visits.
•Must have a current CPR certification.
•Meets one of the following:
§ A home health aide training and competency evaluation program as specified by CMS in the CoP § 484.80 (b) and (c) respectively, OR
§ A competency evaluation program that meets CMS specifications, OR
§ A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the state as meeting the requirements of 42 CFR 483.151-154, OR
§ The requirements of a state licensure program that meets the provisions of CMS Home Health CoP § 484.80 (b) and (c).
Physical and Functional Requirements
•Ability to read and write in English, consistent with job requirements.
•Able to hear, speak, understand and communicate effectively in English.
•Able to access patient’s homes that may not be handicap accessible.
•On a daily basis: walking, standing, sitting, reaching, use of telephone, use of
computers & other office equipment, lifting/transferring 150 lbs or greater, bending,
stooping, climbing stairs.
•Ability to use transfer/lifting devices
If this sounds like the perfect position for you, we look forward to receiving your resume!
Always Best Care Senior Services is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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