Home Health Aide (Beaver Dam)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Home Health Aide is a supportive partner with the Registered Nurse Case Manager (RNCM) and performs work as delegated by clinicians who are members of the patient care team. They perform basic procedures for patients who are in a stable condition and actively support the patient in moving toward self-care capability. They maintain equipment and supplies under the direction of the overseeing clinician. Work schedules are determined to meet patient care needs and work may be required on weekends and holidays. This job description applies to both scheduled and per-diem roles. The minimum scheduled role is 0.5 FTE and the minimum work expectation for a per-diem role is one (1) shift/month. 

• The Home Health Aide is committed to the highest standards of patient safety. 
• The Home Health Aide communicates and documents pertinent observations and information in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). 
• Identifies and reports observations about changes in the patient’s condition, or unexpected events in a timely manner to the RN Case Manager.
• Clarify and follow work assignments as directed by clinical team.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Provide direct physical care and basic care procedures and treatments for patients.
  • Patient mobility, transfers, and repositioning.
  • Assist with activities-of-daily-living (ADLs). 
• Collects and labels urine or stool specimens and transport them to the lab with correct labels as assigned. 
• Apply wound dressings and perform simple wound care. 
• Perform specialized skin care as ordered, including suture line care when delegated.
• Perform nasogastric (NG), gastrostomy (G tube) or jejunostomy (J tube) site care and flushing.
• Perform drainage tube care.
• Perform urinary catheter irrigation.
• Perform male and female intermittent straight catheterization.
• Perform specialized equipment care.
• Assist patient with a therapy-prescribed home exercise program.
• Other duties as appropriate and assigned.
• Successfully completes initial and ongoing organizational and department education, training, and competency requirements.
• Infection Control: Understands, demonstrates, and follows organizational infection control guidelines (CDIC).
• Quality: Focuses on improving processes and champions efficiency in daily work activities.
• Safety: Promotes a culture of safety by taking accountability for individual actions, including but not limited to, promptly reporting errors or near misses via the organization’s occurrence reporting system and participating in developing improved safety processes, as appropriate. (ADM015, ADM016, OPS044, Mission Statement).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

Licenses:

• State of Wisconsin Driver’s License required.
• State of Wisconsin Professional licensure for Certified Nursing Assistant required.

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. 

Experience:

• A minimum of one (1) year of recent experience as a Nursing Assistant is required.
• Experience and strong knowledge base in Home Health is preferred.

Miscellaneous:

• CPR/BLS certification required.
• Valid Auto Insurance required.
• Reliable vehicle transportation required.