Home Health Aide

About Partnership for Good Health

Partnership for Good Health is on a mission to advance health equity by reducing cultural and language barriers to healthcare in Cuyahoga County.  Our clients are non-English speaking and require culturally competent care.  The communities we serve are refugees, immigrants, and migrants.  We are expanding Community Health activities to include Home Health as this was a demonstrated need.  We are a non-profit organization based in Cleveland, Ohio and serve Cuyahoga County.

Job Description:

The Home Health Aide (HHA) has completed an STNA training program and is currently licensed to practice in Ohio.  A paraprofessional person who is specifically trained, competent and performs assigned functions of personal care to the patient in their residence under the direction, instruction and supervision of the registered nurse (RN).  The HHA will have the following responsibilities:

• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures

• Performs personal care as ordered

• Completes appropriate visit records in a timely manner as per Agency policy

• Reports changes in the patient's condition and needs to the RN

• Performs household services essential to health care in the home as assigned

• Ambulates and exercises the patient as assigned

• Performs simple procedures as an extension of the therapy services, e.g., range of motion (ROM) exercises as assigned

• Assists with medications that are ordinarily self-administered as assigned

• Attends in-service and continuing education programs as scheduled and necessary

•  Attends patient care conferences as scheduled

• Has the ability to perform the following tasks if necessary:

• Ability to participate in physical activity

• Ability to work for extended period of time while standing and being involved in physical activity

• Heavy lifting

• Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis

Qualifications:

• State Tested Nurse Assistant, current

• One year experience as HHA

• Ability to exercise independent judgment

• Have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick and elderly

• Knowledge and ability to provide culturally competent care

• Ability to carry out directions, read and write.

• Maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.

Competencies:

• Effective communication skills-- in-person, on phone, and in writing

• Strong team leadership skills

• Good organizational skills to handle multiple priorities while remaining professional and calm

• Strong level of confidentiality due to the sensitivity of information handled

• Ability to make suggestions on workflow or system efficiency and effectiveness

• Ability to work independently and be self-directed and flexible

• Ability to prioritize

General Expectations:

• Be committed to the mission of the Partnership for Good Health

• Be committed to the communities we serve

• Behave in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of a person's national origin, race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation and familial status

• Behave in a professional manner and consistently demonstrate and promote the values of respect, honesty, and dignity for the clients, families, and all staff and partners

• Be punctual for scheduled work and use time appropriately

• Maintain confidentiality and abide by the laws and principles related to confidentiality

Schedule

• PRN, as needed

Compensation

• $16 per hour

• Mileage reimbursement

• $500 bonus once orientation completed

Please send resumes to: info@pghcle.org