Private Duty Bath Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Role Summary

Our Home Health Aides serve a pivotal role in our efforts to provide compassionate, top-notch care to our patients in the comfort of their own homes. By personifying our Mission and Values, our Home Health Aides act as a bridge to independent living for our clients who may also require assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). From monitoring a client’s vital signs and physical or mental condition to assisting with personal hygiene, bathing, shampooing, oral care, skin care, dressing, grooming, and household chores, our HHAs help clients maintain the familiarity — and dignity — of living at home.

Home Health Aides may also perform bath aide services for patients requiring additional assistance with personal care, including bed baths, shower assistance, tub baths, nail care, hair care, incontinent care, and safe transfers in and out of bathing areas while ensuring patient comfort, safety, and privacy at all times. We are proud of the difference we make in the lives of our patients during their healthcare journeys and invite like-minded individuals to explore this dynamic career opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Supports a patient’s Plan of Care (POC) by monitoring and recording patient condition, providing support and personal services, and teaching families
• Monitors and assesses patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, intake and output, and exercise
• Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the multi-disciplinary care team to develop and implement a plan of care
• Contributes to the continuity of care through effective communication and partnership with the designated Care Team
• Supports patients by providing housekeeping or laundry services, shopping, other household tasks, and preparing and serving meals and snacks
• Provides personal care services including bathing, bed baths, shower assistance, dressing, grooming, shampooing, oral hygiene, shaving, skin care, incontinent care, and assistance with toileting
• Assists patients with safe transfers, ambulation, repositioning, and range-of-motion exercises as directed by the care plan
• Helps family members care for their loved one by teaching appropriate ways to lift, turn, reposition, and safely assist the patient
• Interfaces with family members to address concerns, answer questions, and educate them on the patient’s treatment and aftercare needs
• Records patient information via our EMR system and notifies branch leadership of any changes or unusual conditions
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to our accomplishments
• Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to patients/families if assigned
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy environment by following asepsis and universal precaution controls in performing client care
• Protects the agency by adhering to professional standards, home care policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements
• Maintains mandatory continuing education requirements (CEUs) of the Agency/licensing board

Requirements:

Required Competencies

Communication & Relationship Building

• Relationship management
• Effective communication both verbal and written
• Influencing behaviors

Knowledge of Healthcare Environment

• Excellent procedure skills and clean/sterile technique
• Exemplary assessment skills
• Regulatory knowledge
• Physical stamina
• Evidence based practice
• Patient safety and quality

Professionalism

• High Emotional Intelligence
• Collaborative and communicative
• Autonomy and ability to self-start
• Utmost ethical standards
• Superior hygiene and presentation of self

Education & Experience Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Home Health Aide Certificate or other similar certification in good standing from an accredited training course that meets the standards established by Health and Human Services
• Minimum of one year (1+) of experience as a home health aide or certified nursing assistant (CNA)
• Strong English language both written and verbal
• Active CPR certification required
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and insurance required