Home Health Aide

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 :

Planning, Organizing and Productivity :

Professional Behavior :

Supervisory Responsibilities : This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Grade : 165

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