Home Health Aide

At VitalCaring, our goal is to deliver compassionate, one-on-one quality healthcare to our patients in the comfort of their own home. We do this by bringing together like-minded people who are called to care and who are supported by a positive organizational culture that is unmatched in the industry. With more than 70 locations throughout the South, VitalCaring offers comprehensive benefits coverage for you and your family, as well as a generous paid time off package for our full-time, regular employee with an accrual of up to 30 days annually (includes holidays).

Primary function is to provide personal healthcare and related services as an extension of nursing or therapy services to the patient in his or her place of residence; to assist in providing a safe and clean environment, work cooperatively with the patient, caregiver, and family and share observations and problems with the supervisor. Works under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Provides direct patient services that are ordered by the physician, included in the plan of care, permitted to be performed under state law, and consistent with the Home Health Aide training. Provides care under the direction and supervision of the RN or therapist and according to the Home Health Aide Care Plan.
• Provides hands-on personal care and supportive services as assigned and according to Agency policies.
• Provides assistance to patients with ambulation, safe transfers, and exercises as assigned and per
• Follows internal Agency policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Provides assistance with medications ordinarily self-administered. This assistance is limited to getting water or fluids for the patient to take their medication.
• Practices in accordance with accepted infection control principles. Provides a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
• Promotes positive, supportive, respectful communication with patients, family members, caregivers, and other employees.
• Provides an environment which promotes respect for patients and their privacy and property.
• Provides necessary assistance to patients with proper nutrition and adequate fluid intake.
• Contributes to the management and efficient operation of the Agency and demonstrates effective time management skills.
• Demonstrates commitment, professional growth, and competency by attending 12 hours of in-services per year.
• Applies concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordinating or performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
• Provides effective communication to patients, their family members, team members, and other health care professionals.

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.

Licensure: Must have a current driver’s license.

Experience: At least one year experience preferred as a Home Health Aide or Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home or Home Health agency. Must have successfully completed a State-established or other training and competency evaluation program that meets State and Federal requirements, or a competency evaluation program that meets State and Federal requirements, or a State licensure program that meets State and Federal requirements for aide training and competency evaluation. An individual is not considered to have completed a training and competency evaluation program, or a competency evaluation program if, since the individual’s most recent completion of this program(s), there has been a continuous period of 24 consecutive months during none of which the individual furnished Home Health Aide services described in 42CFR 409.45 for compensation.

Skills: Must be able to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to patients, representatives, and caregivers, as well as to other Agency staff. Demonstrates interest in the welfare of the ill and elderly. Proof of current CPR. Successful completion of the Aide Competency Evaluation Skills Checklist and written Skills Test.

Transportation: Reliable transportation, current Driver’s License, and valid and current auto liability insurance.

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