Certified Home Health Aide - Home Care (Per Diem)

JOB TITLE: Certified Home Health Aide - Home Care (Per Diem)

DEPARTMENT: Home Care  

LOCATION:   

HOURS PER WEEK:   0

SCHEDULE:    Per Diem, 5 shifts a month

Rochester Regional Health Home Care is the only home care provider in the region to earn a CMS 5-Star Quality of Patient Care rating, placing its CHHA among the top 3.5% of agencies nationwide. In addition, CHHA was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “High Performing Home Care Agency,” further highlighting its commitment to exceptional patient care and clinical excellence. 

SUMMARY  

As a Certified Home Health Aide (HHA), you will provide care to clients in their home, following their plan of care.  You make a positive difference each and every day by demonstrating care and compassion to our patients. 

Position Summary: 

Provides assistance in participants daily routine, activities and personal care at their place of residence. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Helps to provide a comprehensive plan to meet clients needs, daily as well as long term. 
• Maintains records of client’s daily activities, including general condition of client. 
• Aids in client’s daily routine, activities include but are not limited to, personal care, light housekeeping, errands and meal preparations. 
• Accurately and timely completes aide activity sheets, submitting activity sheets on a timely basis as specified by department policies. 
• Attends a minimum of 12 hours of annual in-service education. 
• Communicates any concerns/changes in client condition to appropriate staff in a timely manner and documents on Aide Activity sheet. 
• Keeps family and staff informed of clients activities and concerns. 
• Completes annual skill competency program per NYS regulation 
• Performs other duties as required. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ability to meet one of the following eligibility requirements for Competency: 
• HHA Certified (Per NYS DOH regulations, the Certified Home Health Aide must have provided compensated services within the previous 24 consecutive months.) 
• Currently certified CNA along with completion of written test and one day HHA Skills competency class within 4 days of hire. 
• Documented home health aide or nurse aide training and competency evaluation from an out-of-state training program 
• Nursing student who has documented evidence of successful completion of course work requiring mastery of home health aide tasks within the past 24 months-Fundamentals of Nursing and must show completion of written test and one day HHA Skills competency class within 4 days of hire. 
• Veteran who was trained in the United States Military as medical technician or medic must show completion of written test and one day HHA Skills Competency Class within 4 days of hire. 

LICENSURE: 

• Valid NYS Driver’s License required 

The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.