What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) for Shift Care position at Distinctive Home & Health Care?
Certified 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.
Responsibilities of the CHHA include, but not limited to the following:
1. Providing personal care including: baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen, assisting patients with dressing and undressing, skin care to prevent breakdown, keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, as appropriate
2. planning and preparing nutritious meals
3. Assisting in feeding the patient, if necessary
4. Taking and recording oral, rectal, and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
5. Assisting in ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care
6. Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extentional therapy service as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
7. Assigning patient in the self-administration of medication
8. Doing patient's laundry, as appropriate
9. Meeting safety needs of patients and using equipment safety and properly (foot stools, side rails, etc.)
10. Reporting on patient's condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse
11. Adhering to the Organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $32.00 - $35.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $32 - $35
