Certified Nurse Aide / Home Health Aide
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Description: Harmony Home Health is hiring Certified Nurse Aide / Home Health Aide right now, this job will be presented in Utah. More complete informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Mon - Fri and every other weekend
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Appropriately assists clients with personal care activities in accordance with the personal care plan including:
Baths (tub, shower, bed bath)
Oral care, denture care, skin care, foot care
Grooming (shampoo, dry and comb hair, shave, cleaning & filing of nails)
Elimination needs (bedpan, commode, toilet)
Transferring (bed to chair, to wheelchair, to tub, to shower, Hoyer)
Dressing and undressing activities
Assistance with ambulation
Assist patient with range of motion exercises
Perineal Care, Incontinent Care, Bowel Care
Catheter Care
Ostomy Care
Post-mortem Care
Appropriately assists with household tasks directly essential to the client’s health and in accordance with the personal care plan including:
Preparation and set up of nutritious meals
Assisting in feeding client as directed
Light housekeeping of client’s immediate environment
Change linen, make bed
Laundry of client’s clothing and bedding
Accurately measures and records temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered (within the training limitations of the aide).
Demonstrates appropriate and safe knowledge/use of equipment (Hoyer lifts, side rails, wheelchairs, oxygen, etc.) within training limitation.
Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy service as ordered (within training limitation).
Assists the client in self-administration of medication, (i.e., reminding the client to take their medications as assigned by the RN and documented on the personal services care plan).
Performs other service appropriate for the discipline, as requested by the Clinical Director or designee, and/or directed via the personal plan of care.
Accurately and thoroughly documents service provided in accordance with agency policy and the personal plan of care on day services are rendered.
Submission of clinical documentation, visit notes and daily time summaries/time sheets is required for satisfactory completion of an assignment as defined by Company policy.
Immediately reports any changes in client’s condition or incidents to the Case Manager or Clinical Director.
Establishes and maintains effective communication and a professional relationship with client/families.
Participates in case conferences with other members of the healthcare team as appropriate.
Maintains confidentiality in relation to all patient/clients, healthcare staff and documentation. Seeks direction from the Clinical Director/designee when/if asked to share any patient/client information with outside parties.
Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities as assigned. Communicates information that enables collection and root cause analysis of data to identify opportunities for improvement.
Utilize universal precautions and follow OSHA guidelines at all times.
Performs other duties, as assigned, in response to patient/client, office and/or facility needs appropriate for the discipline.
The Care Coordinator or Scheduling Supervisor will assign home Health Aides to patients as needed. Harmony Hospice LLC cannot guarantee any number of visits in any given week.
- Harmony Home Health & Hospice offers services to patients in need of home care, hospice and/or pediatric care; therefore, the skills needed will depend on the patient being seen.
Qualifications and Experience:
Completion of training/testing of certification/registration to meet or exceed that required by state regulations.
Must be 18 years of age
Current license as certified nursing assistant.
Good organization and communication skills.
Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given in English.
Self directed with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
Demonstrates tact, patience and good personal hygiene.
Have a reliable means of transportation; maintain auto insurance and driver's license.
Current CPR card, drivers license, auto insurance and TB test to be kept on file.
A criminal background check must be performed upon hire.
Complete and pass skills evaluation test annually.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Harmony Home Health.
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This job starts available on: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:07:33 GMT
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