We are a growing Home Health Company seeking a Certified Nurse’s Aide/ Home Health Aide that meets the following Criteria:

Must be able to speak, read, and write English and shall meet one of the following qualifications:

1. Satisfactorily completed a nursing education program preparing for a registered nurse licensure or practical nurse licensure;
2. Satisfactorily completed a nurse aide education program, approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing;
3. Have certification as a nurse aide, by the Virginia Board of Nursing;
4. Has been successfully enrolled in a nursing education program preparing for registered nurse or practical nurse licensure and has currently completed, at least, one nursing course that includes clinical experience involving direct client contact; or
5. Has satisfactorily passed a competency evaluation program that meets the criteria of 42 CFR 484.36 (b). Home attendants of personal care services need.

Duties Include:

• Provides personal care and related services in the home, under the direction, instruction, and supervision of the staff nurse and the Director of Nursing
• Tasks to be performed by an Attendant must be assigned by, and performed under, the supervision of an RN who will be responsible for the client care provided by the Home Attendant
• Follows the plan of care to provide, safe, competent care to the client.
• Helps the client to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthful, safe environment.
• Assists the client with ambulation, as ordered by the physician, and approved, and supervised, by the nurse.
• Assists the therapy personnel, as needed, with rehabilitative processes.
• Encourages the client to become as independent as possible, according to the nursing care plan.
• Attempts to promote client’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.
• Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the client, and other members of the household, and establishes a relationship with client and family, which transmit trust and confidentiality.
• Reports any change in the client’s mental or physical condition, or in the home situation, to the staff nurse, or to the Attendant supervisor.
• Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the client, as instructed by the professional nurse.
• Documents services and promptly prepares a visit report, incorporating documentation in the clinical record, weekly.
• Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits so that other necessary visits, by staff members, can be coordinated.
• Works with personnel of other community agencies involved in the client’s care, as directed, by the nurse.
• Attends in-service, as required by regulation.
• Taking and recording vital signs, if specified in the plan of service.

Must have a current CPR Certificate and pass drug and Criminal Background Screening

Must have a valid Driver’s License and reliable vehicle.

Hours required:

PRN- Average 15-24 hours per week

Benefits:

• Flexible Scheduling
• Bonus Opportunities