Home Health Aide - On Call, Day Shift - San Jose

The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a member of the Home Health Team, providing direct patient care under the supervision of a case manager, reporting all changes in the patient's condition to the case manager.

Provision of Care:

• Assisting patients with personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing


• Assisting patients in and out of bed and assisting with ambulation.


• Assisting with prescribed exercises which patients and appropriate health personnel have taught aides.


• Preparing meals, including therapeutic diets, and assisting patients with eating.


• Assisting patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals.


• Performing household services, which will facilitate the patients, self-care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.


• Assisting patients with medications, which are ordinarily self-administered.


• The home health aide shall not administer medications of any kind.


• Performing other activities taught by a health professional for a specific patient.


• These may include such services as changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressings, taking of vital signs, and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care.


• Reporting changes in the patients condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist.


• Completing records regarding services performed.


• Takes actions in emergent patient situations and immediately report to supervisor.

Documentation and Communication:

• Prepares timely legible and complete documentation of all care provided.


• Documents all communication with other providers.


• Reports stated or observed changes in patient status to case manager.


• Submits schedule logs changes in schedule and daily progress notes within ex