20158013
Hartford HealthCare at Home
Torrington, CT
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Description
Job Schedule: Part TimeWork where every moment matters.
Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one
thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.
We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare
network as a CNA.
Hartford HealthCare at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut, has been fulfilling our mission for more than 115 years. Our Person-Centered Care Model allows our employees to learn and grow within our organization, all while providing integrated support to the patient. As part of Hartford HealthCare, we leverage cutting edge technology to provide quality care in our client’s home. Most importantly, our employees are appreciated for the real differences they make in both the lives of their clients and their clients’ families.
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the home care or Hospice Clinician,
assists patients with personal care and activities of daily living. Performs
special patient care tasks and household duties as instructed by the home care
or Hospice Clinician. Responsible for recording services provided and obtaining
patient signatures.
Responsibilities:
• Assists patients with personal hygiene and grooming, in as
safe, clean and
healthy an environment as possible.
• Follows Agency policy with regard to infection control and
universal
precautions without exception.
• Provides appropriate and safe techniques of personal
hygiene procedures to
include bed bath, sponge bath, tub or shower bath, hair
shampoo in sink, tub
or bed, nail and skin care, toileting and elimination,
following plan of care
developed by case manager.
• Accepts responsibility for and adapts readily to care needs
of the specialized
patient population as directed by the nurse, therapist or
social worker in
an appropriate and safe manner.
• Assists patients with rehabilitation services, including
exercises, ambulation,
transfer activities and positioning, after proper
instructions from Clinician in an
appropriate and safe manner.
• Assists patients with medications that are ordinarily
self-administered.
• Reminds patient of timeliness of medication order but does
not administer
medicine.
• Recognizes and reports promptly to Clinician or Supervisor,
any emergencies
or changes in the mental and physical status of the patient.
• Helps promote patients' mental alertness through
conversation, reading, games and other activities.
• Performs other duties in support of Home Health Aide
Department and Agency.
• Works weekend, holiday, and extended hours, in a responsible
and competent
manner, displaying a professional attitude, to meet patient
care needs.
• Flexible and timely in completion of assignments; reports
necessary changes
• promptly and appropriately.
• Attends three (3) hours of in-service education per quarter,
(totaling twelve (12) hours per year, or which six (6) hours relate to Hospice
topics) pro-rated according to date of hire including mandatory in-services
i.e. Hospice, OSHA, Ethics, etc.
• Participates in case conferences as needed.
• Performs household responsibilities to assist patients in
developing and
maintaining as clean and healthy an environment as possible.
• Performs appropriate light household chores i.e. dishes,
dusting, personal
laundry, changing of bed linen, in a thorough, safe fashion
related to patient
care.
• Prepares or assists with nutritious meals and prescribed
diets. Feeds patient
when necessary, according to plan of care, in a hygienic
manner.
• Maintains and records proper fluid intake as reflected in
plan of care.
• Tidies kitchen, bedroom and bathroom in patient care areas
to ensure
cleanliness, and safety of patient.
• Observes for patient safety in their environment and alerts
the Clinician or
• Supervisor of potential risks. Records services provided
and observations of patient status in an appropriate, accurate, and legible
manner, in accordance with plan of care initiated by clinician.
• Accurately prepares Home Health Aide Daily Narrative form
with required
patient identification, time and date of visit, and
activities performed on a daily
basis.
• Signs each visit narrative and obtains patient or family
members signature to
verify each visit at the time of visit. Submits completed,
accurate and legible narrative to Home Health Aide Department on a weekly basis.
• Completes weekly time sheet accurately and legibly, and
submits to Home
Health Aide Department in a timely fashion.
• Responsible to obtain and follow patient schedules as
assigned. (5%)
• Responsible to pick up schedule on Fridays prior to the start
of work week
on Saturday. If on vacation, contacts Supervisor/Scheduler or
picks up
schedule prior to seeing patients.
• Follows schedule as printed unless directed by
Supervisor/Scheduler.
• Calls into Supervisor/Scheduler if unable to follow
schedule as printed, prior to
scheduled visit.
• Demonstrate understanding of after hour procedures, and
educate patients to
on-call / after hours coverage.
Qualifications
Education & Training: Ability to read and write. Completion of an approved Home Health Aide Program.
License/Certification: Home Health Aide
Certification from an approved Home Health Aide Program and/or CNA
certification.
Nursing Students: Any
person who has successfully completed a course or courses comprising not less
than seventy five (75) hours of theoretical and clinical instruction in the
fundamental skills of nursing in a practical nursing or registered nursing
program approved by the department with the advice and assistance of the state
board of examiners for nursing may be deemed to have completed a homemaker -
home health aide training program approved by the commissioner in accordance
with State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health regulation Section
19-13-D69 (d) (z) (p). If the curriculum meets the minimum requirements as set
forth in this section, such individual shall complete a homemaker-home health
aide competency evaluation before the provision of homemaker - home health aide
services.
Experience: Previous patient care experience preferred.
Skills:
• Ability to accurately and timely carry out instructions.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact with patients, families and co-workers.
• Reliable and motivated.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to remain flexible regarding patient care assignments.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment.
Other: Valid motor vehicle operators license, reliable personal
automobile during business hours preferred, and active automobile insurance
coverage in accordance with Agency policy preferred. Willingness to utilize
public transportation acceptable.
We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.