Job Responsibilities:
Duties of the Home Health Aide (HHA) include, but are not limited to:
- Provides assistance with personal care, hygiene and activities of daily living.
- Encourages client participation in activities to the extent to which the client is able
- Performs duties of a Home Health Aide (HHA) as per: Scope of Practice and Florida Law
- Assists client to: a.)bed, b.)commode, c.)chair, and assist with ambulation
- Turns and positions bed bound clients
- Measures and records intake/output, as assigned
- Measures and records temperature, pulse and respiration on each visit
- changes bed linen if needed
- Prepares simple meals following dietary instructions as instructed
- Maintains a neat and clean environment
- May grocery shop one time a week for a list of ten items or less as needed
- Informs supervisor of any changes in client's condition or home situation
- Follows care plan as written
- Provides documentation of care given on Agency approved forms
- Reports any changes in patient's condition, living conditions etc., to DON/Supervisor as they occur
- Performs any other task/duty that is specifically assigned by supervisor, and for which Home Health Aide (HHA) has been specifically trained. Documentation of specific training must be included in employee's personnel file
- Conducts self in professional manner at all times and in all situations
- Provides Agency with: required certifications, required license, necessary information to be able to verify experience, documentation of CEUs
- Accepts only those assignments for which he/she is qualified as per Florida Law
- Complies with all Agency policies and procedures
- Communicates with Agency about any problems or concerns
- Complies with HIPPA Privacy Rules, Policies and Procedures
- Reports any suspected violations of Privacy Practice to Privacy Official as soon as breach/possible breach is identified.
