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 patients condition to the case manager.

• Provision of Care
  
  • Assisting patients with personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing
    
    • 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 patients, 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. These 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 patients 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.
                        
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                          • 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
                                      
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                                        • Planning, Organizing and Productivity
                                        • Organizes, plan, 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