Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Lombard, Illinois
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Posted Jun 24
- Unit
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- CNA
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
The VITAS Home Health Aide (HHA) is a non-exempt employee, who is trained to provide personal care and services to hospice patients to augment care given by family members or other caregivers.
Salary Range: $20-$25
Assigned job responsibilities
Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment. Home Health Aide (HHA) assignments may include:
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Home Health Aide (HHA) helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene. Home Health Aide (HHA) plans and prepare meals. Feeds or assist with feeding the patient when needed.
Home Health Aide (HHA) assists the patient ambulation. Home Health Aide (HHA) assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician, and taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient including: assist with the change of the colostomy bag; assist with the use of a walker or wheelchair; reinforcement of a dressing; assist with prescribed range of motion exercises; assist with prescribed ice cap or collar; measure intake and output of fluids; and assist with medications that are ordinarily self-administered. Home Health Aide (HHA) reads and records temperature, pulse and respiration.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) NOT INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT MAY INCLUDE:
Home Health Aide (HHA) assists in maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Home Health Aide (HHA) promotes the patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest. Home Health Aide (HHA) provides simple emotional and psychological support to the patient, family, and other caregivers. Home Health Aide (HHA) reports any changes in the patient’s mental or physical condition or home situation to the VITAS Nurse and members of the interdisciplinary team. Home Health Aide (HHA) teaches basic personal care to the primary caregiv
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Requirements
- Certified Home Health Aide
- CNA
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to stand for extended periods
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Employee assistance program
- Disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Lombard, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,948/mo
- Local household income
- $100,362/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
A western suburb of Chicago, Lombard offers a quiet residential feel with easy access to big-city amenities. Known for its annual Lilac Festival and charming downtown area along St. Charles Road, this community appeals to nurses seeking a family-friendly environment with convenient commuter rail service to downtown Chicago.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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VITAS Healthcare is a hospice care provider operating in Schertz, Texas, specializing in comfort-focused, palliative end-of-life care rather than curative treatment. Nurses in this organization provide care to hospice patients in a variety of settings, including private residences, assisted living…
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Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
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