Interim Healthcare of Jefferson is looking for a Home Health Aide to help our patients in Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills, Watertown, and Whitewater.
General Purpose:
Are members of the interdisciplinary team who provide hands-on personal care, report changes in the patient’s/client’s condition, perform simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing services, and provide incidental/instrumental activities of daily living as assigned to patients/clients in the home setting as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim HealthCare and any other federal, state and local law or regulation.
Essential Functions:
- Reads and records temperature, pulse, and respirations.
- Assists, performs and trains patient/client and family in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination and adequate nutritional intake.
- Promotes safe environment and maintain unobstructed pathways while providing care.
- Assists with ambulation, transfers and/or range of motion exercises.
- Assists with incidental/instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping, meal preparation, socialization activities, homemaking and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment.
- Assists in medication reminding
- Assists in administering medications ordinarily self-administered.
- Utilizes infection prevention and control measures such as universal precautions, hand washing, and personal protective equipment.
- Follows the assignment sheet/service plan performing only tasks that are assigned.
- Recognizes, reports, and records/documents changes in patient/client condition and safety to supervisor.
- Document observations, activities and service provided in an accurate, complete and timely manner.
- Organizes self to carry out visits/shifts and tasks.
- Completes mandatory Interim HealthCare in-services and provides requested documents to keep employee file current.
- Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, as requested.
- Participates in the Office’s Emergency Preparedness Program, as requested.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- Honors patient rights.
- Accesses personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
Home Health Aide MAY NOT:
- Perform any skilled nursing procedure, which is prohibited by the State Nurse Practice Act, law or regulation.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
- Eighteen (18) years of age or older
- Six (6) months expereince
Source: Indeed.com
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