Home Health Tech -Methodist Hospice

• Bathing
• Oral hygiene
• Skin care
• Foot care
• Back care
• Hair care
• Personal care
• Changing and/or straightening an occupied or unoccupied bed
• Light straightening of client area
• Positioning
• Lifting
• Transferring
• ROM's
• Adhering to specified infection control measures
• Emptying foley catheter bags
• Emptying colostomy or urostomy bags
• Administering Fleets, oil retention, or soap suds enema
• Non-sterile dressing changes
• Vital signs as appropriate
• Provides care to meet client's individual needs in an appropriate and safe manner.
• Implements changes in care based on the plan of care in collaboration with the primary nurse.
• Provides ongoing basic care instructions to caregivers as determined by the primary nurse.
• Evaluates and communicates education with the client and caregiver/family based on their changing needs as directed by the primary nurse.

• Ensures quality and safe delivery of care.
• Respects client confidentiality in all communication.
• Communicates to the physician changes in the client's condition or status.
• Obtains, interprets, clarifies and implements physician orders.
• Communication and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team as client needs change.
• Attends and participates in the weekly Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and monthly nurses meetings.
• Participates in departmental task teams as appropriate.
• Reports to the primary nurse and/or Clinical Coordinator or designee all problems encountered with client care.
• Uses time, supplies and other resources productively to provide responsive and cost-effective client care.
• Completes appropriate documentation according to MMCI Hospice polices/procedures and regulatory body's requirements:
  
  
  
  • C.N.A. Visit Record
  • Narrative Documentation
  • Death Note
  • MMCI Event Reporting Form
  • Submits legible clinical documentation in a timely manner using the MMCI Approved Abbreviation List and Prohibited Abbreviations.
  
  
  
  

• Recognizes and prioritizes client needs to ensure quality care.
• Organizes visit schedule to ensure clients are seen within the scheduled workday.
• Utilizes time so that client care is maximized.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the work schedule to meet the needs of the client and caregiver/family.
• Report all client schedule changes immediately to the Clinical Coordinator so that appropriate action may be taken.

• Assumes responsibility for being informed about developments in health care and specifically Hospice care.
• Identifies personal and professional learning needs by participating in educational opportunities.
• Participates in the orientation of new C.N.A.'s as a preceptor when designated.
• Maintains all departmental and educational requirements

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