Description
UPMC Home Health is hiring a Home Care Aide to join its team, supporting the Beaver County area!
This is a Full-Time position, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM-4:30 PM!
Join the team that’s providing the highest quality of home health care in our communities. With state-of-the-art safety protocols and the support of an academic medical center, UPMC Home Health has demonstrated a continued commitment to keeping both our patients and our employees safe and healthy, especially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Make a true impact in your community where you’ll have the confidence that your care is clinically backed by a best-in-class health care system and the rewarding knowledge that you are changing lives every day.
Home health nursing can provide you with an impactful career that also provides opportunities for advancement, access to the most modern equipment and technology, and excellent benefits. Our home health nurses love the flexible daylight hours, one-on-one patient care, independence, focus on patient education, and having the ability to be true patient advocates.
Responsibilities:
- Communicates appropriately with the interdisciplinary home care team in a timely manner, reporting any changes in patient's 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 which 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.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED Required
- Successful completion of a training and competency evaluation program as specified in Home Health and/or Hospice as applicable.
- One (1) year experience - Preferred
- Certified Nurse AidePreferred
- Must maintain annual competency evaluation scores as determined by regulatory requirements.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- 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 is preferred
- Automotive Insurance
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Driver's License
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34
- OAPSA
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC's COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.
Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.
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