Home Health Aide

HSC Home Care is actively hiring Home Health Aides in D.C. for openings with shifts available during the day, evening and weekends.

HSC Home Care offers:

• Steady Hours – Up to 40 hours a week available!
• Competitive Pay
• Varying Schedules
• Paid Training
• Referral Bonuses
• Growth Opportunities

The Home Health Aide assists professional nursing staff to perform nursing care activities to patients with an assigned unit and functions as a team member in patient care.

• Safeguards the rights of the patient and protects all patient information in a confidential manner quickly and politely.

• Signs of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation are recognized and reported to supervisor immediately.

• Reports to Supervisor at least at beginning and end of each work day per Agency policy. Established schedule is met.

• Ensure to wear the proper personal protective equipment is utilized such as gowns, gloves, eyewear, etc.

• Assist with learning experience for new Home Health Aide. Takes responsibility for patient’s welfare while with new Home Health Aide during Home Health Aide orientation.

• Equipment is available and kept in good condition and properly stored.

• All patient supplies are charged correctly and appropriately. Supplies are accounted for and waste is avoided.

• Ensure all work output is thorough, accurate, and meets quality standards.

• Meets average productivity standards on a timely basis.

• Able to be relied upon to meet work schedules and fulfill responsibilities and commitments.

• Awareness of and respect for others is exhibited. Is usually in control of self. Usually gets along well with fellow employees, supervisor and others.

• Flexible in thinking and responds to or conforms to changing, new, or unexpected.

• Takes responsibility for own clinical practice.

• Attends all clinical practice and all team conferences and attendance is documented.

• Attends all required in-services and attendance is documented.

• Appropriate care is given, documented, and reported to the responsible nursing staff.

• Primary nurse is notified promptly of any significant change in patient conditions.

• All clinical skills as demonstrated on the Skills Checklist & Demonstration (Attachment A)

• As warranted will assist cognitively capable adults by providing medication reminders

• Certified Nursing Assistant will not administer medication to clients.

• Other job duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrates understanding of quality of service and collaborates with co-workers to ensure excellence standard is achieved

• Innovates through improvement of care and/or efficiency of operational processes.

• Dedicated to a standard of performance excellence and high quality

• Embraces changes/improvements and actively participates in the implementation of new/improved programs, technology, new equipment, systems and resources that promote quality of care, safety and efficiency

• Identifies, prioritizes and selects alternative solutions to determine best outcome

• Maintains a high level of activity/productivity, meeting deadlines and appropriately prioritizing tasks to meet business demands

• Anticipates problems and attempts to solve before they develop

• Category I: Job usually involves contact with patients or patient specimens. Exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens, is possible.

• Level IV - Full Access Incumbents in this job may access any protected health information associated to a customer's needs, the service(s) rendered and the position's functions.

• This job operates in a hospital or office environment.

• Medium Work: Lifting 50 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

• This is a PRN position working standard and extended hours.