Home Care Aide Erie County - UPMC : Job Details

UPMC Home Healthcare and Family Hospice is hiring a Home Care Aide to support Erie County. This is a Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM position with rotating weekend shifts, providing exceptional care to patients in their place of residence. This is a field position, making home visits to both home health and hospice patients.

Responsibilities:

• Communicates appropriately with the interdisciplinary home care team promptly, reporting any changes in the patient's condition to the 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 that 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.

• Must maintain annual competency evaluation scores as determined by regulatory requirements

• Attends compliance training and adheres to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.

• Proven ability to facilitate change.

• Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal patient satisfaction.

• Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of services we provide.

• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of the organization towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization.

• Participates in all required agency meetings.

• Communicates appropriately with the interdisciplinary home care team in a timely manner, reporting any changes in the patient's condition to the appropriate professional staff.

• Maintains and completes documentation accurately and promptly while in the patient's home and within the agency and regulatory standards.

• Provides safe and direct personal care to patients in the home setting under the direct supervision of appropriate professionals.

• High School Diploma or GED - Required

• One (1) year of experience - Preferred

• Certified Nurse Aide - Preferred

• Minimum of 75 hours of Nurse Aide training - Required. If no previous nurse aide training, applicant may attend UPMC Home Healthcare Nurse Aide Training Course as available upon hire. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Automotive Insurance

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Driver's License

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran