Home Health Aide
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Job Summary:
The home health aide provides personal care and related services in the home that are allowed to be performed under state law. She/he functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the staff nurse and the Director of Clinical Services and/or appropriate supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Prefer Completion of the 9th grade; prefer high school graduate or equivalent
- Ability to read and write in English, consistent with job requirements
- A reliable means of transportation to get to assigned patient visits
- Must have a criminal background check and current CPR certification
- Meets one of the following:
- A home health aide training and competency evaluation program as specified by CMS in the CoP § 484.80 (b) and (c) respectively, OR
- A competency evaluation program that meets CMS specifications, OR
- A nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by the state as meeting the requirements of 42 CFR 483.151-154, OR
- The requirements of a state licensure program that meets the provisions of CMS Home Health CoP § 484.80 (b) and (c)