What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Aide position at Pinnacle Branding?
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The HHA Provides personal care and related services in the home, under the direction, instruction, and supervision of the staff nurse. Tasks to be performed by an HHA must be assigned by and performed under the supervision of
an RN who will be responsible for the patient care provided by the HHA.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Follows the plan of care to provide, safe, competent care to the client.
2. Helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment.
3. Assists the patient with ambulation as ordered by the
physician and approved and supervised by the nurse or therapist.
4. Assists the therapy personnel as needed with rehabilitative processes.
5. Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan.
6. Attempts to promote patient's mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.
7. Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the patient and other members of the
household and establishes a relationship with patient and family which transmit trust and confidentiality.
8. Reports any change in the patient's mental or physical condition or in the home situation to the staff nurse, or Clinical Manager.
9. Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the professional nurse.
10. Prepares a visit report promptly in the clinical record by electronic medical record.
11. Confirms daily, the scheduling of visits so that other necessary visits by staff members can be coordinated.
12. Attends in-services as required.
13. Employee will have an awareness of the Agency’s QAPI program and active participation as required per policies and procedures related to the Agency’s QAPI program.
14. Employee will have an awareness of how the agency manages and follows up of customer complaints, following the Agency’s complaint policy.
15. Employee will have an acute awareness of patient rights and the Agency’s responsibility in honoring patient’s rights. Employee will have an awareness of patient rights description in Agency’s service agreement and Agency’s admission packet.
16. Employee will have an awareness of appropriate reasons for a patient discharge and Agency’s policy on appropriate reasons for discharge.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description. Incumbents must be compliant with conditions of participation for Center for Medicare/ Medicaid Services.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
· Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
