Description

Description:

Job Summary:

Under direct supervision, visits assigned patients to provide limited nursing and/or related services, consistent with training and California State Certification; provides personal, environmental and nutritional services under the orders of a physician and appropriate supervision by a registered nurse.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assists patient with personal and oral hygiene which may include complete bed, bath, partial or self-help bath, tub bath, shower, bed or sink shampoo, nail care, skin/facial hair care, occupied bed change.
• Provides incidental household or environmental services which may include preparing light meals for patient or meals to be left for consumption between visits, maintaining bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen orderly and reasonably clean, and washing patients personal laundry.
• Takes and records patient vital signs, height, weight, etc and reports to RN or intake nurse any significant changes in patients behavior, physical condition, and/or family environment.
• Assists with enemas and irrigation of catheters.
• Maintains, records related to job responsibilities.
• Participates in team conferences and inservice programs.
• Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative relations with the public, patients and other personnel. Performs other related duties.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• Home Health Aide Certificate (California)

Additional Requirements:

• Required to drive up to 120 miles and make 4-7 home visits daily.
• Some experience in a licensed Home health Agency.
• Ability to work effectively with the public.
• Ability to plan daily patient schedule efficiently.
• Ability to use standard Home Health Nursing supplies and equipment.
• Moderate physical demands.
• Physical Demands of Home Health Positions with Direct Patient Care Responsibilities.
• Stair climbing carrying up to 25 pounds of supplies/equipment.
• Repeated bending, lifting and reaching.

Notes:

• May work weekends.

Primary Location: California,San Diego,California Service Center - Rio S.D.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B09|OPEIU|Local 30
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: San Diego Admin Offices 1 - Hospice - Internal - Other - 0801
Pay Range: $28.08 - $30.45 / hour Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Requisition #: 1371943

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