Home Health Aide - CNA

MedStar Health is looking foraHome Health Aideto join ourteam atMedStar Health Home Care!

Coverage area includes Oxon Hill / Brandywine / Ft. Washington

TheHome Health Aidewillprovidepersonal, in-homecare for theagency's patients.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metroregion,also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your nextgreat careermove!

Primary Duties:

• Attends Agency regional office and team meetings asrequired. Attends in-service educational programs. Demonstrates flexibility in adjusting to changesin changes withprocedures and in daily schedule.Maintains effective working relationships with other departments andparticipatesin multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams. Participates in meetings and on committees andrepresentsthe department and agency in community outreach efforts. Enhances growth and development and enriches personal knowledge and skill through participation in educational programs and affiliations.

• Cleans direct patient carearea,as necessary.Identifiessafety hazards in the home and reports it to the team's Operations Director or primarycase-manager. Reinforces with patient/family ways to remove identified safety hazards in the home.Performs personal care activities (bathing, dressing, oralhygieneetc.). Performs other related activities (light meal preparation, personallaundryetc.).Assistswith transfers and range of motion exercise programs as instructed by professional staff. Performs procedures as delineated onHHA (Home Health Agency)Skills Competency Checklist as instructed by professional staff.

• Documentservicesin accordance withAgency medical records and timekeeping policies, including the absence of patients from their homes. Documents patient progress reports clearly and concisely for multidisciplinary caseconference.

• Recognizes signs of emotional distress (such as anger and depression). Encourages patient mobility and socialization during visits. Recognizes and responds to special needs of patients/families experiencing terminal illness.

• Reportsidentifiedalterations in patient behavior or mental status to primary case manager or the team's Operations Director. Reportsidentifiedpatient care or family health or social problems to the team's Operations Director or primary case manager. Reports all problems in carrying out assigned activities to primary case manager or the team's Operations Director. Collaborates with case manager or professional staff in the revision and implementation of the Home Health Aide plan of care. Informs the team's Operations Director ofthe needto changethe patient'svisit schedule.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.

• CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) in Maryland

• CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation).

• Valid State Driver's License in good standing with own reliable transportation.

• High School Diploma or GEDpreferred.

• Home care experiencepreferred.