Home Health Aide

The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a member of the Home Health Team, providing direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager, reporting all changes in the patient's condition to the case manager.

• Provision of Care:
  
  • Assisting patients with personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing
  • Assisting patients in and out of bed and assisting with ambulation.
  • Assisting with prescribed exercises which patients and appropriate health personnel have taught aides.
  • Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating.
  • Assisting patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals.
  • Performing household services, which will facilitate the patients, self-care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.
  • Assisting patients with medications, which are ordinarily self-administered.
  • The home health aide shall not administer medications of any kind.
  • Performing other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient.
  • These may include such services as changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressings, taking of vital signs, and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care.
  • Reporting changes in the patients condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist.
  • Completing records regarding services performed.
  • Takes actions in emergent patient situations and immediately report to supervisor.
• Documentation and Communication:
  • Prepares timely legible and complete documentation of all care provided.
  • Documents all communication with other providers.
  • Reports stated or observed changes in patient status to case manager.
  • Submits schedule logs changes in schedule and daily progress notes within expected time frame per agency policy.
  • Participates in care coordination meetings
• Planning, Organizing and Productivity:
  • Organizes, plan, set priorities and complete assignment within agency guidelines.
  • Functions independently with supervision by case manager for each patient every 14 days as needed.
  • Completes expense reports, timecards and schedule logs.
  • Demonstrates utilization of supplies.
• Professional Behavior:
  • Behaves in a courteous professional manner with patients, health professional and maintains patient confidentiality.
  • Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance activities and Utilization Review activities as requested.
  • Perform related duties as required.
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Grade: 165