Home Health Aide (HHA) – Hillcrest Senior Living – Red Lake Falls, MN

Responsible for providing personal care to the residents in their activities of daily living; bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, exercises, activities, bed mobility, transferring and toileting, as well as medication administration, meal preparation and service, light housekeeping and laundry.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

Understands that she/he represents Hillcrest Senior Living in every exchange and strives to do so in a positive manner.
Understands that excellent customer service is the highest form of public relations and her/his role in providing the highest level of customer service.

RESIDENTS:

Performs personal care activities, including but not limited to bathing residents (including partial baths given with AM and PM cares), shampoo/ hair care, skincare/ nail care (including foot soaks) and oral hygiene/ denture care.

· Provides assistance with meals/snacks and fresh water including feeding residents and providing supplemental nourishments when indicated.

Assists with ambulation and exercises and with body repositioning or transfers of clients who have limited mobility.
Assists with toileting, bowel and bladder control, bladder training, and incontinent products.
Administers medications and treatments under the direction and monitoring of an LPN and delegation by an RN.
Reports changes in the client’s condition and needs to the nurse.
Proactively encourages and supports residents’ rights.
Understands and complies with the responsibilities of a mandated reported for vulnerable adults.
Understands and observes the need for strict resident confidentiality.
Offers resolution of or a visit from the appropriate individual who may offer resolution of any dislikes or concerns and communicates these actions to supervisor.

OPERATIONS:

Completes the appropriate records to document cares given and pertinent observations.

· Answers call lights in a timely manner and are responsive to verbal and non-verbal requests from residents.

Maintain proper hand washing techniques; comply with infection control protocol, and dispose of hazardous waste materials per protocol.
Attends staff in-services and meetings.
Helps assure holidays are celebrated by decorating facility, planning special programs, assisting with special meals, etc.
Assists in planning, development and implementation of activities which enrich the lives of the resident
Participates in service of meals and cleanup.

· Understands the importance of positive communication with residents, their families, coworkers and other departments, general public and clergy.

· Reports to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.

· Position is considered heavy in nature due to lifting, turning, repositioning, and transferring of residents. Position requires walking, bending, ducking, stooping, sitting, reaching, and pushing or pulling in a variety of situations throughout the shift.

· Adheres to all safety measures and conveys positive attitude toward safety of self, residents, coworkers, equipment and supplies.

· Able to control negative emotions and provide care in a therapeutic manner.

· Provides resident cares in a manner that is conducive to the resident’s safety and comfort, adhering to all aspects of the resident’s individual plan of care and the facility policies and procedures. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

§ Bathing residents, including partial baths given with AM and PM cares.

§ Dressing, undressing, re-dressing residents.

§ Hair care, oral hygiene, nail care.

§ Assistance with meals/snacks, feeding residents, providing supplemental nourishments when indicated and fresh water and recording intake as appropriate.

§ Offering and providing bedpans/urinals or bathroom use and measuring output as appropriate.

§ Transporting residents safely to and from activities/meals/tub rooms.

§ Applying lotion to dry skin, taking vital signs and report/record.

§ Observation and reporting of significant change in resident’s condition to the LPN or RN.

§ Proper transferring techniques of residents according to their plan of care and positioning for resident comfort.

§ Taking and recording weights.

§ Implementing rehabilitation measures identified for specific residents.

§ Utilizing wireless call system and pager.

§ Utilizing computer for basic computer/data entry.

BUDGET:

Participates in control of costs through proper use of equipment, appropriate use of supplies and effective, efficient organization of duties.
Understands the correlation between census and income and that expenses must be reduced in times of low census including adjustment of staff hours.

BUILDING:

Performs basic laundry and housekeeping tasks to maintaining their apartments and maintaining other common areas in the facility in a neat and sanitary manner.
Responsible for maintaining desk, office and department in a neat and clean manner.
Responsible for helping to maintain the facility in a safe and clean manner by picking up debris on the floors and wiping up spills.
Aware of role in disaster plans for the facility and participates in these plans and procedures during drills and actual events.
Responsible for reporting the need for repairs using the Maintenance Order form.
Maintains a safe activity environment through appropriate risk management, preventive maintenance, cleaning, and storage.

EMPLOYEES:

Establishes and maintains effective working relationships within the activity department and other departments of the facility. Cooperates with other departments in meeting the needs of the residents.
Works with volunteers and assists in work direction of volunteers.
Follows established chain of command concerning department and facility business.
Presents a neat appearance (good hygiene, clean uniform, etc.) and wears name badge at all times.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties and hours as needs prevail. This document is not intended to be a written or implied contract of employment.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $14.50 – $17.50 per hour

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