Home Care Aide (Venango)

at  UPMC

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND CLEARANCES:

Preferred: Nurse Aide Registry in good standing either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. Required: CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Automotive Insurance
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Driver’s License
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34

• Communicates appropriately with the interdisciplinary home care team promptly, reporting any changes in patients’ condition to appropriate professional staff.
• Attends compliance training and adheres to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal patient satisfaction.
• Provides safe and direct personal care to patients in the home setting under the direct supervision of appropriate professionals.
• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of the organization towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization.
• Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of services we provide.
• Proven ability to facilitate change.
• Maintains and completes documentation accurately and promptly while in the patient’s home and within the agency and regulatory standards.
• Participates in all required agency meetings.
• Must maintain annual competency evaluation scores as determined by regulatory requirements.
• Attends compliance training and adheres to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Proven ability to facilitate change.
• Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal patient satisfaction.
• Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of services we provide.
• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of the organization towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization.
• Participates in all required agency meetings.
• Communicates appropriately with the interdisciplinary home care team promptly, reporting any changes in the patient’s condition to the appropriate professional staff.
• Maintains and completes documentation accurately and promptly while in the patient’s home and within the agency and regulatory standards.
• Provides safe and direct personal care to patients in the home setting under the direct supervision of appropriate professionals.
• High School Diploma or GED - Required
• One (1) year experience - Preferred
• Certified Nurse Aide - Preferred
• Minimum of 75 hours of Nurse Aide training - Required. If no previous nurse aide training, the applicant may attend the UPMC Home Healthcare Nurse Aide Training Course as available upon hire.