Overview

(Choice Home Health, Focus Health, San Diego Home Health Care)

Be an Integral Part of our Exciting Growth and Dynamic Team!

**This Person will treat patients in the following cities:

San Diego, Chula Vista, La Jolla 

Who are we?

Click the link below to hear directly from our leadership:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-fHTrw9DKA

Elevate Home Health’s culture did not just manifest itself out of thin air, as we have a clear mission and values. These values are branded into all of the company’s internal communications. Our leaders are visible and accessible with an “open door” policy and support employee growth, feedback, and ideas so that each employee feels valued and heard.

Elevate Home Health is a division of Covenant Care. Our unique focus on our patient-centered care, evidenced-based medicine and technology-forward approach, empowers our patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing the continuity of care for the patients we serve. Our multidisciplinary services are a holistic approach to our service delivery in the comfort of the patient’s home – the place where patients want to be but often need your help to stay there independently. Our mission is help them achieve that goal – is that your mission too?

We know you have a choice. At Elevate Home Heath, our ratings are higher than the national average, leading to improved patient outcomes, increased patient satisfaction and fewer visits to the hospital. Patient-centered and compassionate care is at the core of everything we do.

Who are we Seeking?

You truly want to make a difference in the lives of your patients and their families. The Home Health field is growing now more than ever, and you want to be on the cutting edge of healthcare. You are a clinician who enjoys independence and autonomy and appreciates technology that allows you to focus on patient care. You want to treat one patient at a time. You want a work-life balance with flexible scheduling. You have the compassion to create rewarding patient relationships.

Curious About our Benefits?

As a full-time employee, you’ll enjoy comprehensive benefits and employee programs:

• Excellent pay, including 23 days PTO per year
• Health, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Continuing education & tuition assistance
• Generous referral bonus program
• Flexible scheduling

What Will you be Tasked With?

• Provides patient care as directed on aide care plan, reports and documents observations and care performed.
• Observes and reports changes in client’s condition to Supervising Clinician.
• Assists the patient in ADL’s (Activities of Daily Living) as directed on aide care plan.
• Does not discuss patient or patient’s information outside of the Agency – maintains confidentiality
• Communicates patient’s supply needs to Supervising Clinician or Health Care team.
• Displays professional behavior at all times.
• Complies with all applicable local, state and federal regulations.
• Complies with all areas of corporate compliance program.
• Documents thoroughly and accurately in format prescribed by the agency.
• Attends In-Service Training programs to maintain currency in practice and certification.
• Must comply with HIPPA regulations as they pertain to PHI and assorted patient information.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate compliance as they relate to HIPPA.
• Provide companionship and patient care as directed on care plan.
• Provides Assistance in personal grooming and dressing as directed on patient care plan.
• Provides a showering or bed bath for non-ambulatory, semi-ambulatory and ambulatory patients as directed on care plan.
• Measures and performs vital signs with proper documentation if included in care plan.
• Performs full patient transfers, patient turning and assistance in ambulation as directed on care plan.
• Provides meal planning, preparation and serving as directed on care .
• Provides feeding assistance as directed on care plan.
• Provides linen changing techniques for ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients as directed on care plan
• Practices infection prevention and control measures on all care provided.
• Provide toileting techniques for ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients.
• Observe patients physical, mental and emotional conditions and report any changes to the supervisor.
• Help patients and their families understand instructions given by medically trained staff.
• Perform Safe transfer patients as directed on care plan.
• Perform related household tasks as directed on the care plan

Environmental Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Positions in this class are typically situated in a home environment. This position may be required to go out into the field alone to perform patient care. As a result there will be exposure to all types of weather, from snow to rain to temperatures in excess of 100° Fahrenheit. The ability to gain ingress and egress at all types of locations (e.g. homes, apartments, mobile homes and other domiciles is essential.)
• Position routinely performs cooking, transfers, toileting and bathing. These actions require the mobility to lift patients, stoop, bend and reach.
• Driving in a motor vehicle, standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching and stretching.

Our San Diego Home Health Branch Treats Patients in the Following Cities:

Minimum Requirements

• Able to provide two verifiable references.
• Must have vehicle, current driver’s license, and appropriate automobile insurance coverage.
• Minimum age of 21.
• Minimum 1-year experience as a Home Health Aide.
• High School Graduate with valid diploma.
• Current certification as a Certified Home Health Aide by the State of California required.
• Current CPR card.
• Documentation to verify work experience and legal right to work in the U.S.
• Reports to work in a timely manner and adheres to call-in times for schedules changes.
• Regularly participates in case conference, in-service training and corporate compliance programs, as required.