# Senior Home Services Assistant

**Company**: Intermountain Health
**Location**: Mount Pleasant
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: $19.31+
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Under the direction of the RN or Rehab Therapist, the Senior Home Services Assistant recognises and completes patient care needs with minimal direct supervision and performs various basic patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, physical needs, and comfort of patients in the home setting at the level specified in the plan of treatment.

The Aide prioritises and delivers basic patient care which may include toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient needs.

Unlike a patient care aide in a hospital or clinic, the Home Services Aide requires a current driver's license, insurance, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record to travel to deliver care where needed in a safe and timely fashion.

**Essential Functions**

- Performs bowel and bladder care which includes bladder irrigation, bowel stimulation as well as digital stool removal.

- Assists patients in self-administering medications and assists with simple wound care as well as ostomy care.

- Assists patients during end-of-life care as well as medically complex patients who require additional support.

- Coordinates patient schedule with appropriate staff, patients/family members and makes assigned visits on time.

- Keeps an accurate record of time and mileage.

- Maintains accessibility during assigned schedule.

- Follows aide delegation plan, performs assigned duties within scope of practice, and performs specialised procedures with skill validation and according to regulatory standards.

- Fosters a safe environment by complying with safety policies.

- Takes appropriate action in an emergency.

- Effectively communicates to the patient what care is being given.

- Reports significant care concerns / safe environment issues to the Case Manager/Agency.

- Observes, reports, and records the response to the treatment plan.

**Benefits**

- Health, Vision, Dental, 401(K), Education Assistance & more!

- Mileage reimbursement!

- Flexible work schedule with no weekend requirement!

**Requirements**

- Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification

- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.

- Current driver's license, insurance, reliable transportation, and an acceptable driving record.

- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

- Must be 18 years or older.

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## Skills

### Required
- Patient Care
- Nursing
- Teamwork
- Computer Literacy
- Communication
- Personal Hygiene
- Safe Patient Handling
- Vital Signs
- Specimen Collection

### Nice to have
- Experience as a CNA or other applicable healthcare experience
- Experience working in home health or hospice
- Homecare Aide bowel and bladder care experience

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