CNA / HHA Home Care Nights

The VITAS Home Health Aide (HHA) is a non-exempt employee, who is trained to provide personal care and services to hospice patients to augment care given by family members or other caregivers.
Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment. Home Health Aide (HHA) assignments may include:

• Home Health Aide (HHA) helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) plans and prepare meals. Home Health Aide (HHA) assists the patient ambulation.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician, and taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient including: assist with the change of the colostomy bag; assist with prescribed ice cap or collar; Home Health Aide (HHA) reads and records temperature, pulse and respiration.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) NOT INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT MAY INCLUDE:

• Home Health Aide (HHA) assists in maintaining a safe and healthy environment.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) promotes the patient's mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) provides simple emotional and psychological support to the patient, family, and other caregivers.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) reports any changes in the patient's mental or physical condition or home situation to the VITAS Nurse and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) teaches basic personal care to the primary caregiver.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) practices basic infection control measures.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) observes, reports, and documents patient status and the care and activities provided.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) completes at least 12 hours of in-service training per calendar year.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) handles other tasks as assigned.

THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) MAY NOT :

• Care for a tracheotomy tube.
• Provide any personal care that has not been assigned by the VITAS nurse or included in the plan of care.

High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
# Meets personnel qualifications of a Home Health Aide as specified in 42 C.Documented evidence of 75 hours of training as specified in 42 C.Documented evidence that Home Health Aide has successfully completed a Competency Evaluation program as described in 42 C.State Allowable Training/Certification

CNA, HHA, HA

Homemaker-Home Health Aide

HHA, NA

Home Health Aide certificate

Home Health Aide

Homemaker-Home Health Aide

Home Health Aide
Home Health Aide (HHA) has the ability to read, write, and carry out directions.

• Home Health Aide (HHA) has the ability to travel per job requirements.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) has a telephone available in home.

The physical demands described for the Home Health Aide (HHA) are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of the Home Health Aide (HHA), the employee is regularly required to:

Stand or walk in excess of one hour per day
Specific vision abilities required by the Home Health Aide (HHA) include:
The Home Health Aide (HHA) will be required to sit and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Home Health Aide (HHA) reports directly to the VITAS Nurse.
# Home Health Aide (HHA) receives clinical direction from the VITAS Nurse.

VITAS® Healthcare is the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, and has the resources and expertise to support your personal and professional growth. You will be counted on as an expert in your field, and as a valued team member whose efforts are respected and vital to our hospice mission.
We serve with commitment and compassion, and position ourselves for the future by embracing, innovating, and leading change. Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Insurance
• Many of our positions offer the opportunity to work day or night shifts, weekdays or weekends.