Home Health Aide HHA - Per Diem - Yuma County

Home Health Aide HHA

• Per Diem
• Yuma County Unicare Healthcare, Inc
• 3.

5 Yuma, AZ Job Details Per diem 8 hours ago Qualifications Patient room cleaning Behavioral observation Heart rate monitoring Patient progress tracking Bed making Caregiving documentation requirements Toileting assistance Patient meal service Resident personal care assistance Care documentation Dressing assistance Patient safety Residential housekeeping Personal grooming assistance Therapeutic exercise techniques Bed linen changing Medical thermometers Laundry washing Patient progress monitoring Home health Shampooing Care plan implementation Oral hygiene assistance Patient temperature monitoring Blood pressure monitors Monitoring residents Bathing assistance Skin management Entry level Meal assistance

Full Job Description About Uni Care:

Uni Care provides a complete continuum of quality home care services including Home Health, Palliative Care, Hospice and Private Care. Our service area includes southern California as well as Yuma, Arizona. Uni Care's mission has guided us for 18 years

• to provide outstanding patient care to our diverse community by utilizing effective processes and achieving great customer satisfaction within a patient-centered model of care.

Why Work for

Us:

Uni Care has a positive workplace environment, diversity, strong collaboration with team members to help our clients/patients and we are hardworking individuals. Uni Care offers opportunities for professional growth and an exceptional benefit package for our full-time employees. The home health aide is a paraprofessional member of the home care team who works under the supervision of a registered nurse or therapist and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient's needs. The home health aide is responsible for observing patients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed. The home health aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient's care.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities of the home health aide include, but are not limited to, the following: 1.

Providing hands-on personal care including:

A. Baths B. Back rubs C. Oral hygiene D. Shampoos E. Changing bed linen F. Assisting patients with dressing and undressing G. Skin care to prevent breakdown H. Assisting the patient with toileting activities I. Keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, as appropriate 2. Assisting in feeding the patient, if necessary. 3. Taking and recording oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency). 4. Assisting in ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care. 5. Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency) 6. Performing simple procedures as an extension of nursing services as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency). 7. Doing patient's laundry, as appropriate. 8. Meeting safety needs of patients and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, etc.). 9. Reporting on patient's condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse. 10. Adhering to the Organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct. The home health aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the state's Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the home health aide will not administer medications, take physician's orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a nurse, such as sterile techniques. The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description. How to

Apply:

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