Certified Home Health Aide

About the job Certified Home Health Aide

Reliance Hospice and Palliative Care is currently seeking a Full-time Certified Home Health Aide to support our partner locations around San Fernando Valley!

This position provides personal care services and promotes excellent end of life care. This position requires a license in Certified Home Health Aide.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Gives or assists with bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, hair treatments, nails and skin care.
• Assists with elimination, utilizing a bedpan or urinal, commode or bathroom.
• Assists patient with eating and meal preparation including special diets prescribed for patient.
• Assists with positioning, transfers and ambulation, with or without assistive devices.
• Assists patient with prescribed range of motion and prescribed exercise which patient and aide have been taught by designated professional personnel.
• Assists with application of non-prescription topical ointments.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure.
• Assists patient with ostomy (where function is normal and care is routine). Includes emptying pouch, changing appliance and assisting with preparation of irrigation procedure.
• Charts tasks.
• Communicates with patients families and related persons, and co-workers to achieve an effective exchange of verbal / nonverbal and written information.
• Observe and report deviations from the usual physical and mental status of the patient and any unusual occurrence(s) to staff nurse within a timely manner.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a licensed Certified Home Health Aide

1 year experience in hospice or home health

CPR required

Bilingual Spanish (preferred)

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : From $22.00 per hour

Benefits :

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Medical Specialty :

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Experience :

Hospice : 1 year (Required)

CHHA : 1 year (Required)

Language :

Spanish (Required)

License / Certification :

Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) (Required)

Work Location : On the road