Certified Home Health Aide / Hospice Aide

Job Description

Salary:

Job Summary:

Primary function is to provide personal healthcare and related services to the patient in their place of residence; to

assist in providing a safe and clean environment; work cooperatively with the patient, and family; and share observations and

problems with the supervisor. Works under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma Preferred.

Licensure: Must have a current driver’s license. Must be a certified home health aide pursuant to Section §1746.1 of the

state Health and Safety Code.

Experience: At least one year experience preferred as a Hospice Aide or Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home, home

health agency, hospice or long-term care facility. Must have successfully completed a state-approved training

program for home care aides and maintained certification with the state department of public health. An

individual is not considered to have completed a training and competency evaluation program, or a competency

evaluation program, if since the individual’s most recent completion of this program(s), there has been a

continuous period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months during none of which the individual furnished home

health aide services described in 42 CFR §409.45 for compensation.

Skills: Must be able to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to patients, representatives, and care givers,

as well as to other hospice staff. Demonstrates interest in the welfare of the ill and elderly. Successful completion

of the Aide Competency Evaluation Skills Checklist that meets §418.76 (c ) and written Skills Test.

Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.