Apply Now: Urgently Need Home Health Aide - Certified Nurse

Position at a Glance:

• Company: Lowell, MA
• Position: Urgently Need Home Health Aide - Certified Nurse Assistant, CNA
• Location: Remote
• Start Date: Immediate openings available
• Compensation: a competitive salary

 

 

Job title: Home Health Aide - Certified Nurse Assistant, CNA Company: Tufts Medicine Care at Home Job description : We’re saving lives, building careers, and reimagining healthcare. We can’t wait to grow alongside you. The great history of Home Health Foundation is now the future of Tufts Medicine Care at Home. Tufts Medicine Care at Home is a proud member of Tufts Medicine, a health system that is rethinking how academic and community centers, local and national businesses, and technology and service innovators can all work together. So that clinicians can deliver expert care where it’s needed most. And, so that we can bring wellness back to health care, one person at a time. Why Join Us? Benefits you will love, Generous earned time package, Retirement plan with employer match, Tuition reimbursement and More! The Home Health Aide is a trained paraprofessional who provides personal care and other incidental care to patients as instructed by and under the supervision of the professional clinician. Home Health Aides provide care to patients in a variety of community settings, including to patients under home health and hospice plans of care, residing in private homes, assisted livings, skilled nursing facilities and hospice inpatient facilities. Essential Functions Provides care to patients as instructed in the home health aide or hospice aide care plan. Provides the level of assistance designated in the plan of care, ranging from supervision and cueing to total care. Notifies the supervising clinician and or aide supervisor promptly when the patient refuses care or the patient’s care needs change. Provides patient care including bathing, dressing, grooming, ambulation/mobility, toileting and nutrition/hydration. When assisting with grooming and dressing, including hair styling, manicure and pedicure, supports patient and family choices for clothing and accessories, hearing aids and eyeglasses. Provides bowel and bladder training, catheter care, ostomy care, and adaptive equipment (e.g., raised toilet seat) as designated in aide care plan. Identifies risks to personal safety (e.g. firearms in the home, oxygen safety) and promptly reports concern to aide supervisor. Identifies changes in mobility, weakness, sleepiness, and fatigue and reports these changes to the supervising professional clinician Makes appropriate referrals for education for the patient and family. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work & Travel This position is Per Diem. Days and hours of work are based on operational needs with some flexibility based on position. Hours are not guaranteed and may fluctuate with the patient census. Qualifications Certified Home Health Aide. Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home — an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. Please note that effective October 1, 2021, as a condition of employment at Tufts Medicine, all employees and new hires must have received their complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, unless they have been granted an exemption. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us at . Expected salary : Location : Lowell, MA Apply Job!

 

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