Neonatology

THIRD-PARTY RECRUITER POSTING FOR TRULY PEDIATRIC HOME CARE

• Home health aide services may also be provided by a CNA subject to the same supervision described below. If necessary, they may also be provided by an LPN or RN
  
• Provides personal care and related services in the home, under the direction, instruction and supervision of the staff nurse and the Nurse Supervisor
  
• Tasks to be performed by a HHA must be assigned by, and performed under, the supervision of an RN who will be responsible for the patient care provided by the HHA.
  
• Home Health Aide will not administer medications, take physician s orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a licensed nurse.
  
• Follow the plan of care to provide, safe, competent care to the client
  
• Helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment
  
• Plans, and prepares, nutritious meals, grocery shops, when instructed to do so, by the nurse
  
• Assists the patient with ambulation, as ordered, by the physician, and approved, and supervised, by the nurse
  
• Assists the therapy personnel, as needed, with rehabilitative processes
  
• Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible, according to the nursing care plan
  
• Attempts to promote patients mental alertness, through involvement in activities of interest
  
• Gives simple emotional, and psychological, support to the patient, and other members of the household, and establishes a relationship with patient and family, which transmit trust and confidentiality
  
• Reports any change in the patients mental, or physical, condition, or in the home situation, to the staff nurse, or to the Aide supervisor
  
• Performs routine housekeeping tasks, as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the professional nurse
  
• Prepares a visit report, promptly, and incorporates same in the clinical record, weekly
  
• Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits so that other necessary visits, by staff members, can be coordinated
  
• Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the patients care, as directed by the nurse
  
• Attends in-service, as required by regulation or Agency policy
  
  

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
  
• Possess a minimum of 75 hours of training, which includes an introduction to personal care services
  
• Must be free from personal health problems that could be injurious to the patient, self, and/or co-workers
  
• Certification as a Nursing Assistant (State-Tested Preferred)
  
• Certified in Basic Life Support and/or CPR
  
• Have a clear criminal background
  
• Understand HIPAA rules and regulations, and respect patient confidentiality
  
• Exemplify a self-starter attitude, comfortable to work in the home environment

Benefits

• Continuing education credits
  
• Flexible schedule
  
• Malpractice insurance
  
• Paid training