Home Health Aide (HHA)

The VITAS Home Health Aide (HHA) is a non-exempt employee, who is trained to provide personal care and services to hospice patients to augment care given by family members or other caregivers.

ASSIGNED JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment. Home Health Aide (HHA) assignments may include :

• Home Health Aide (HHA) helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) plans and prepare meals. Feeds or assist with feeding the patient when needed.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) assists the patient ambulation.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician, and taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient including : assist with the change of the colostomy bag; assist with the use of a walker or wheelchair; reinforcement of a dressing; assist with prescribed range of motion exercises; assist with prescribed ice cap or collar; measure intake and output of fluids; and assist with medications that are ordinarily self-administered.
• Home Health Aide (HHA) reads and records temperature, pulse and respiration.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) NOT INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT MAY INCLUDE :

THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) MAY NOT :

QUALIFICATIONS

State Allowable Training / Certification

AL, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, MI, PA, TX, VA, WI

CNA, HHA, HA

CA

CHHA

CT

Homemaker-Home Health Aide

IL

HHA, NA

KS

Home Health Aide certificate

MO

Home Health Aide

NJ

Homemaker-Home Health Aide

OH

Home Health Aide

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described for the Home Health Aide (HHA) are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of the Home Health Aide (HHA), the employee is regularly required to :

Specific vision abilities required by the Home Health Aide (HHA) include :

The Home Health Aide (HHA) will be required to sit and stoop, kneel, and crouch.

DIRECTION RECEIVED