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Home Health Aide - Pdn

Aveanna • Malvern, PA 19355 • Posted 30+ days ago

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In-person • Full-time • $12.00-$14.00/hr • Entry Level

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Aveanna Healthcare is seeking compassionate Home Health Aides to assist with treatments ordered and approved by a physician, supervised by a Registered Nurse. The role involves providing personal care, household assistance, and daily living activities to improve patients' quality of life while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries. This position offers full-time, part-time, or per-diem employment with competitive compensation, FSA, Long and Short Term Disability, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, and 401K benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Provide services ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law
  • Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care such as basic first aid, vital signs reading, range of motion exercises, ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs, and preparing meals
  • Help patient maintain good personal hygiene including bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing, and eating
  • Assist with household management including home safety, sanitation, infection control, general light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient
  • Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, including maintaining patient/family and Company documentation records
  • Observe and report significant changes in patient's condition to the Nursing Supervisor

Qualifications

Required

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Current CPR certification
  • Valid Driver's License and Acceptable MVR
  • Ongoing Education: at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period
  • Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation, and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures

Preferred

  • Completion of a basic aide training program and/or Direct Care Worker test consistent with state and federal requirements
  • Minimum of two professional references

About Aveanna

Aveanna Healthcare operates in the healthcare industry, providing Home Health Care, Hospice Care, and Private Duty Nursing services. They offer high-quality care, advanced medical solutions, and personalized homecare services in Atlanta, GA. Choose Aveanna for better homecare supported by top-notch training and technology.

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Job Details

Requisition #:

192583

Location:

Malvern, PA 19355

Category:

Home Health Aide

Salary:

$14.00 - $15.00 per hour

Position Details

Position Overview:

The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing personal care, household assistance and assistance with daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in their home while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions:

- Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law

- Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as:

o Basic first aid

o Read and record vital (temperature, pulse, respiration)

o Range of motion exercises

o Ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devices

o Prepare meals according to dietary and nutritional needs

o Care for patient's special conditions and needs within scope of authorized tasks

- Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as:

o Assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating

- Assist with household management, such as:

o Home safety and sanitation

o Infection control

o General light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient

- Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as:

o Maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit

o Observe and report significant changes in patient's condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor

Requirements:

- High school graduate or GED

- Current CPR certification

-​ Valid Driver's License and Acceptable MVR

- Ongoing Education:

o A Home Health Aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training may occur while an aide is furnishing care to a patient.

- Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures.

Other Skills/Abilities:

- Attention to detail

- Time Management

- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution

- Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English

- Must be able to travel

- Must be able to lift 50 pounds

- Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting

- Must be able to sit and climb stairs

- Must have visual and hearing acuity

- Must have strong sense of smell and touch

- Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance

- Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment:

- Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions

- Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties:

- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Position Overview:

The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing personal care, household assistance and assistance with daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in their home while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions:

- Provide services that are ordered by the physician in the plan of care within the scope of practice per state law

- Perform, assist, evaluate and document medical care, such as:

o Basic first aid

o Read and record vital (temperature, pulse, respiration)

o Range of motion exercises

o Ambulation, transfer and positioning with wheelchairs and other non-life support medical equipment and devices

o Prepare meals according to dietary and nutritional needs

o Care for patient's special conditions and needs within scope of authorized tasks

- Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as:

o Assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating

- Assist with household management, such as:

o Home safety and sanitation

o Infection control

o General light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping specific to patient

- Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as:

o Maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit

o Observe and report significant changes in patient's condition to the (RN) Nursing Supervisor

Requirements:

- High school graduate or GED

- Current CPR certification

-​ Valid Driver's License and Acceptable MVR

- Ongoing Education:

o A Home Health Aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training may occur while an aide is furnishing care to a patient.

- Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures.

Other Skills/Abilities:

- Attention to detail

- Time Management

- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution

- Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English

- Must be able to travel

- Must be able to lift 50 pounds

- Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting

- Must be able to sit and climb stairs

- Must have visual and hearing acuity

- Must have strong sense of smell and touch

- Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance

- Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment:

- Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions

- Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties:

- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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