REPORTS TO: Coordinator/Director of Patient Services
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SUMMARY:
A person who carries out health care tasks under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and who also provides assistance with personal hygiene, housekeeping and other related tasks to a patient with health care needs in his/her home.
JOB DUTIES:
1. Personal Care – assists with:
a. Bath (bed, tub, shower)
b. Oral Hygiene (mouth, denture care)
c. Care of hair (shampoo, dry and comb)
d. Care of nails
e. Skin care/lotion massage
f. Position Change
g. Provide for elimination (bedpan, commode, toilet)
h. Assist with dressing
i. Take temperature and pulse
2. Treatments – assists with:
a. Transfer and Ambulation
b. Test urine
c. Non-sterile dressings
d. Use of prosthesis
e. Active Exercises
f. Use of special equipment
g. Takes vital signs as ordered
h. Intake and output
i. Alcohol sponge
j. Assist self-medicating clients with medication
3. Homemaking – assists with:
a. Meal planning and preparation (prepare, serve, feed)
b. Assist with feeding
c. Linen change
d. Laundry
e. Light Housekeeping (making beds, dust and vacuum, tidy kitchen and bathroom, wash dishes after meals)
f. Grocery shopping, opening mail, banking and errands.
4. The following functions are generally performed only after demonstration by the coordinating nurse:
a. Tub, bath or shower
b. Care of catheter draining bag
c. Reinforce dressings and change simple, non0sterile dressings
d. Ace bandage/elastic stockings
e. Ice bag
f. Simple soaks
g. Range of motion or prescribed exercises
h. Change of Ostomy equipment
i. Use of rehabilitative devices such as walker, wheel-chair, crutches, cane
j. Special skin care
k. Application of binders and other supports
l. Oxygen equipment
m. Relearning of household skills
n. Measure intake and output
o. Prepare modified diets
p. Collect stool and urine specimens
q. Prepare formula
r. Breast care for nursing mother
s. Perform alcohol sponge baths
5. An aide is NOT allowed to perform these functions except as indicated in the Matrix entitled Permissible and Non-Permissible Activities: Home Health Aide (HHA) Services published by the New York State Department of Health on 8/19/92;
a. Enema
b. Colostomy or catheter irrigation
c. Tracheotomy care
d. Gastric lavage or gavage
e. Administer medications
f. Change sterile dressings
g. Tube feedings
h. Give any medication – oral or injection
i. Apply any form of heat
j. Vaginal irrigation (douche)
k. Decubiti care
l. Make medical and/or nursing judgments
m. Any care not included in the nursing care plan
6. Documents care daily on all cases, reports to coordinating nurse any incidents or changes in condition of patient.
7. Participates in Performance Improvement Activities as indicated.
8. Attends staff meetings and in-service presentations, as required.
9. Attends case conference as indicated.
10. Communicates effectively with all those providing care.
11. Immediately notifies agency of any unforeseen circumstances or changes in the patient’s condition.
12. Observes and practices Standard Universal Precautions.
13. Respects patient and employee rights and privacy, ensures security of protected information, practices in an ethical manner and is compliant to the agency’s compliance program and privacy policies.
14. Follows agency policies and procedures and provides care within the Home Health Aide Scope of Practice in a legal and ethical manner.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Works in the home environment with regular exposure to patient elements and occasional stress.
COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:
• Provides direct care according to the established patient plan of care.
• Must work cooperatively with others, and perform a wide variety of complex and complete tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Has successfully completed a basic home health aide training program approved by the New York State Department of Health: and possess written evidence of such completion, or:
• Has successfully passed an equivalent exam approved by the New York State Department of Health and possesses written evidence of such completion;
• Has not been disqualified from employment resulting from a Criminal History Record Check submitted to the New York State Department of Health;
FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES:
• Must be able to read twelve point or larger type;
• Must be able to walk up and down stairs, lift, stop, push, bend, reach, stand, sit, twist and lift repeatedly throughout the day effectively so as to be able to perform the above listed job functions;
• Must be able to hear adequately with no more than an amplifier on the phone and speak in a manner understood by most persons;
• Must have an acute sense of smell for normal perception.
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JOB TITLE: Personal Care Aide
REPORTS TO: Coordinator/Director of Patient Services
________________________________________________________________________
SUMMARY:
A person who carries out health care tasks under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and who also provides assistance with personal hygiene, housekeeping and other related tasks to a patient with health care needs in his/her home.
JOB DUTIES:
1. Personal Care – assists with:
a. Bath (bed, tub, shower)
b. Oral Hygiene (mouth, denture care)
c. Care of hair (shampoo, dry and comb)
d. Care of nails
e. Skin care/lotion massage
f. Position Change
g. Provide for elimination (bedpan, commode, toilet)
h. Assist with dressing
2. Homemaking – assists with:
a. Meal planning and preparation (prepare, serve, feed)
b. Assist with feeding
c. Linen change
d. Laundry
e. Light Housekeeping (making beds, dust and vacuum, tidy kitchen and bathroom, wash dishes after meals)
f. Grocery shopping, opening mail, banking and errands.
3. A Personal Care Aide is NOT allowed to perform any treatment function unless special instruction in the areas involved has been given and competency demonstrated and documented.
4. A Personal Care Aide is NOT allowed to perform these functions;
a. Take Vital Signs
b. Change an Ostomy appliance
c. Apply Ice or Heat
d. Apply binders or other supports
e. Oxygen therapy
f. Foley Catheter irrigation
g. Change dressings
h. Catheter Care
i. Alcohol sponge baths
j. Enema
k. Colostomy Irrigation
l. Tube Feeding
m. Decubiti Care
n. Administer Medication
o. Tracheostomy Care
p. Make medical and /or nursing judgments
q. Give any care not included in the nursing care plan
5. Documents care daily on all cases, reports to coordinating nurse any incidents or changes in condition of patient.
6. Participates in Performance Improvement Activities as indicated.
7. Attends staff meetings and in-service presentations, as required.
8. Attends case conference as indicated.
9. Communicates effectively with all those providing care.
10. Immediately notifies agency of any unforeseen circumstances or changes in the patient’s condition.
11. Observes and practices Standard Universal Precautions.
12. Respects patient and employee rights and privacy, ensures security of protected information, practices in an ethical manner and is compliant to the agency’s compliance program and privacy policies.
13. Follows agency policies and procedures and provides care within the Home Health Aide Scope of Practice in a legal and ethical manner.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Works in the home environment with regular exposure to patient elements and occasional stress.
COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:
• Provides direct care according to the established patient plan of care.
• Must work cooperatively with others, and perform a wide variety of complex and complete tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Has successfully passed a Personal Care Aide Training Program or equivalency methodology exam approved by the New York State Department of Social Services and possesses written evidence of such completion.
• In those instances where health related tasks are to be performed, training in such health related tasks and demonstration of competency obtained prior to performing the tasks required. Written documentation of such instruction must also be provided.
• Has not been disqualified from employment resulting from a Criminal History Record Check submitted to the New York State Department of Health;
FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES:
• Must be able to read twelve point or larger type;
• Must be able to walk up and down stairs, lift, stop, push, bend, reach, stand, sit, twist and lift repeatedly throughout the day effectively so as to be able to perform the above listed job functions;
• Must be able to hear adequately with no more than an amplifier on the phone and speak in a manner understood by most persons;
• Must have an acute sense of smell for normal perception.
Brooklyn
| New York
