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Job Field: Hospitality Jobs
Location: Redwood City, CA
Salary: $Not stated

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Title: Home Health Aide, (HHAD40), Grade 165Location: Redwood City, CAThe 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.Essential Functions:- 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 patient''s 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 and 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 patient''s 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, plans, 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, time cards 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 responsibilitiesQualifications:Basic Qualifications:- Six (6) months of Home Health experience- Experience in automated clinical information systems preferred- High School Diploma/GED- Completion of a training program approved by the Department of Health Services pursuant to applicable federal and state regulation- California Home Health Aide Certificate- Current BLS certification- California driver''s license- Computer literate preferred- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environmentPlease fax a copy of your current/valid driver''s license with your transfer to 1-877-872-8448 by (10/11/2012) 12:00am Eastern Standard Time

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