Kaiser Permanente
Job Summary
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.
Essential Responsibilities
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: 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, plan, 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, timecards 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 responsibilities.
Grade 165
Basic Qualifications
Experience
: N / A
Education
: High School Diploma / GED
License, Certification, Registration
: Driver's License (California); Home Health Aide Certificate (California); Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements
: Successful completion of a training program approved by the Department of Health Services pursuant to applicable federal and state regulation; Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications
: Experience in automated clinical information systems preferred; Computer literate preferred.
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Essential Responsibilities
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: 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, plan, 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, timecards 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 responsibilities.
Grade 165
Basic Qualifications
Experience
: N / A
Education
: High School Diploma / GED
License, Certification, Registration
: Driver's License (California); Home Health Aide Certificate (California); Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements
: Successful completion of a training program approved by the Department of Health Services pursuant to applicable federal and state regulation; Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications
: Experience in automated clinical information systems preferred; Computer literate preferred.
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