Job: Home Health Nurse Assistant, PC

Department: Home Health/TSR - 2500
Schedule: Per Diem
Shift: Day Shift
Hours:
Salary:


- American Heart Association BLS

- 1 to 2 years related experience required
Position Summary:
Provides assistance with activities of daily living while maintaining a clean safe environment, and other activities as instructed by a licensed health professional.

Position Expectations & Responsibilities:
Expected to have basic mathematical skills. Expected to have the ability to follow geographical directions. Expected to provide personal care activities contained in a written assignment by a licensed health professional employee which include: assisting the patient with personal hygiene, ambulation, eating, dressing, shaving and physical transfer. Expected to maintain a clean, safe, healthy environment for patients, which may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the living and sleeping areas, washing the patient's dishes and/or laundry and such tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the patient. Expected to record personal health care activities. Expected to observe appearance and gross behavioral changes in the patient or client and reports to the RN. Expected to adhere to Home Health standards for supervising self-administered medication in the home. Expected to assist with nutrition and hydration needs. Expected to participate in PI processes. Expected to supervise self-administered medication in the home, limited to obtaining the medication container from the storage area for the patient, insuring that the medication is prescribed for the patient, reminding the patient that it is time to take the medication as prescribed, and observing the patient self-administering the medication. Expected to apply safety principles and proper body mechanics. Expected to recognize the influence of beliefs and cultures on behaviors and accept strengths and limitations in others. Expected to exhibit adaptability, flexibility, self control and maturity in work and behavior. Expected to exhibit calm responsiveness to emergency or stressful situations. Expected to recognize situations that require notification of supervisor. Expected to have the ability to write simple correspondence. Expected to have the ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Expected to communicate verbally and in legible writing in the English language in a manner that can be understood.
Minimum Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Licensure/Regulation/Certification:
State of Florida CNA certification Hearsaver AED certification from the American Heart Association Minimum 3-hour Aids/HIV training certificate (upon hire)

*Incumbent may be required to perform emergency duty before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency, crisis situation or disaster (man-made or natural) including evacuation sites.

*The person in this position may be asked to work in a smoke-free location, and is expected to adhere to all smoking restrictions.