Home Health Aide - On Call - Union City
Kaiser Permanente
Description: Job Summary:
The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a member of the Home Health Team, providing direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager, reporting all changes in the patient's condition to the case manager.
Essential Functions:
Assisting patients in and out of bed and assisting with ambulation
Assisting with prescribed exercises which patients and appropriate health personnel have taught aides
Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating
Assisting patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals
Performing household services, which will facilitate the patient's self care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization
Assisting patients with medications which are ordinarily self-administered
The home health aide shall not administer medications of any kind
Performing other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient and may include such services as changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressings, taking of vital signs and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care
Reporting changes in the patient's condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist
Completing records regarding services performed
Takes actions in emergent patient situations and immediately report to supervisor
Documentation and Communication: Prepares timely legible and complete documentation of all care provided
Documents all communication with other providers
Reports stated or observed changes in patient status to case manager
Submits schedule logs changes in schedule and daily progress notes within expected time frame per agency policy
Participates in care coordination meetings
Planning, Organizing and Productivity: Organizes, plans, set priorities and complete assignment within agency guidelines
Functions independently with supervision by case manager for each patient every 14 days as needed
Completes expense reports, time cards and schedule logs
Demonstrates utilization of supplies
Professional Behavior: Behaves in a courteous professional manner with patients, health professional and maintains patient confidentiality
Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance activities and Utilization Review activities as requested
Perform related duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum six (6) months of Home Health experience
Education
High School Diploma/GED
Completion of a training program approved by the Department of Health Services pursuant to applicable federal and state regulation
License, Certificate, Registration
California Home Health Aide Certificate
Current BLS certification
California driver's license
Computer literate preferred
Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
Experience in automated clinical information systems
The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a member of the Home Health Team, providing direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager, reporting all changes in the patient's condition to the case manager.
Essential Functions:
Assisting patients in and out of bed and assisting with ambulation
Assisting with prescribed exercises which patients and appropriate health personnel have taught aides
Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating
Assisting patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals
Performing household services, which will facilitate the patient's self care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization
Assisting patients with medications which are ordinarily self-administered
The home health aide shall not administer medications of any kind
Performing other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient and may include such services as changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressings, taking of vital signs and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care
Reporting changes in the patient's condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist
Completing records regarding services performed
Takes actions in emergent patient situations and immediately report to supervisor
Documentation and Communication: Prepares timely legible and complete documentation of all care provided
Documents all communication with other providers
Reports stated or observed changes in patient status to case manager
Submits schedule logs changes in schedule and daily progress notes within expected time frame per agency policy
Participates in care coordination meetings
Planning, Organizing and Productivity: Organizes, plans, set priorities and complete assignment within agency guidelines
Functions independently with supervision by case manager for each patient every 14 days as needed
Completes expense reports, time cards and schedule logs
Demonstrates utilization of supplies
Professional Behavior: Behaves in a courteous professional manner with patients, health professional and maintains patient confidentiality
Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance activities and Utilization Review activities as requested
Perform related duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities
Grade 165
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum six (6) months of Home Health experience
Education
High School Diploma/GED
Completion of a training program approved by the Department of Health Services pursuant to applicable federal and state regulation
License, Certificate, Registration
California Home Health Aide Certificate
Current BLS certification
California driver's license
Additional Requirements:
Computer literate preferred
Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in automated clinical information systems
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