Certified Home Health Aide - Los Angeles area

Commerce, California, United States Reliance Hospice & Palliative Care - Los Angeles

Reliance Hospice and Palliative Care is currently seeking a Full-time Certified Home Health Aide to support our partner locations around Los Angeles area (Commerce, South LA, East LA, El Monte, Huntington Park, and surrounding areas)

Must be Spanish speaking. Hourly salary starts at $22.00 and is negotiable depending on years of experience.

This position provides personal care services and promotes excellent end of life care. This position requires a license in Certified Home Health Aide.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Gives or assists with bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, hair treatments, nails and skin care.
• Assists with elimination, utilizing a bedpan or urinal, commode or bathroom.
• Assists patient with eating and meal preparation including special diets prescribed for patient.
• Assists with positioning, transfers and ambulation, with or without assistive devices.
• Assists patient with prescribed range of motion and prescribed exercise which patient and aide have been taught by designated professional personnel.
• Assists with application of non-prescription topical ointments.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure.
• Assists patient with ostomy (where function is normal and care is routine). Includes emptying pouch, changing appliance and assisting with preparation of irrigation procedure.
• Charts tasks.
• Communicates with patients' families and related persons, and co-workers to achieve an effective exchange of verbal/nonverbal and written information.
• Observe and report deviations from the usual physical and mental status of the patient and any unusual occurrence(s) to staff nurse within a timely manner.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a licensed Certified Home Health Aide
• 1 year experience in hospice or home health
• CPR required

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• CHHA (not Caregiver): 2 years (Required)
• working at a Hospice Setting: 2 years (Required)