AIMIGO Home Health
Home Health Aide/CNA
Supervised By: RN, Director Clinical Services
Pay: starting at $17 per visit
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Job Summary:Provides skilled personal care and comfort measures to clients in the home setting by performing the following duties under the supervision of a RN.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
· Assists the client with or provides personal care as assigned by the plan of care. Personal care duties include, but is not limited to: bathing (tub, shower, or bed), care of hair, skin, feet and mouth, toileting (bed pan, commode or toilet), dressing, transfer, ambulation, simple range of motion, assist with self administration of medications, stand by assistance.
· Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
· Prepares and serves meals.
· Documents activities performed in the client’s home at the time of the visit.
· Documents client concerns, client affect, client difficulties and reports the same to Clinical Coordinator or Administrator.
· Provides services when scheduled.
· Communicates promptly to Agency and client any schedule change.
· Completes and submits required paperwork accurately and on time.
· Productivity standard for clients per day averages four.
· Organizes and implements his/her schedule to meet productivity expectations.
· Accomplishes job responsibilities in a timely, safe, and professional manner.
· Participates in the development of clients care plan.
· Participates in client case conferences according to Home Health agency and procedures.
· Represents the Agency in a loyal manner and dresses appropriate to job duties.
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of a certified nursing assistant course. Successful work experience in a health care setting for at least six months.
ABILITIES, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively to clients and employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, written or oral.
Ability to improvise in an unstructured home setting.
Ability to use independent judgment to manage confidential information.
Ability receive/send email, ability to access Internet for research and information purposes. Ability to use word processing program and a basic knowledge of windows operating system. Ability to advance computer skills as required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Certified Nurse Aide License in the State of Colorado.
CPR certifications
Current TB/PPD skin test results upon hire and screening annually thereafter
Possess a valid state Driver's License with applicable car insurance, or reliable
transportation to arrive at scheduled assignments.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. The ability to see and hear within normal parameters/ranges.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment usually is variable.
OTHER CONDITIONS: Work environment is highly variable as care is performed in private homes. Lighting, acoustics, air quality, temperature, and environmental hazards are not predictable.
TRAVEL: The employee is required to travel frequently to deliver patient care.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
