Home Health Aide (HHA)

Must be certified nursing assistant in the state of North Carolina

General Purpose :

Are members of the interdisciplinary team who provide hands-on personal care, report changes in the patient’s / client’s condition, perform simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing services, and provide incidental / instrumental activities of daily living as assigned to patients / clients in the home setting as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim HealthCare and any other federal, state and local law or regulation.

Essential Functions :

• Reads and records temperature, pulse, and respirations.
• Assists, performs and trains patient / client and family in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination and adequate nutritional intake.
• Promotes safe environment and maintain unobstructed pathways while providing care.
• Assists with ambulation, transfers and / or range of motion exercises.
• Assists with incidental / instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping, meal preparation, socialization activities, homemaking and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment.
• Assists in medication reminding
• Assists in administering medications ordinarily self-administered.
• Utilizes infection prevention and control measures such as universal precautions, hand washing, and personal protective equipment.
• Follows the assignment sheet / service plan performing only tasks that are assigned.
• Recognizes, reports, and records / documents changes in patient / client condition and safety to supervisor.
• Document observations, activities and service provided in an accurate, complete and timely manner.
• Organizes self to carry out visits / shifts and tasks.
• Completes mandatory Interim HealthCare in-services and provides requested documents to keep employee file current.
• Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, as requested.
• Participates in the Office’s Emergency Preparedness Program, as requested.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
• Honors patient rights.
• Accesses personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization / department.

Home Health Aide MAY NOT :

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements :

Six (6) months of experience in healthcare or completion of the Office's preceptor program.

A school of nursing student in the last year of a program or has documentation from the school of successful demonstration of personal care and home health aide skills or graduate RN or LPN / LVN with proof of graduation ; OR Successfully completed :

The requirements of a state licensure program that meets training andcompetency evaluation provisions per State and the federal regulations (42 CFR §484.80)  AND

Has not had a lapse in work for compensation for the period of 24 consecutive months as a home health aide or nurse aide.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required :

Working Conditions & Physical Effort :

Occasional exposure to communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens and / or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex and or non-latex gloves).