Home Health Aide (2583) - San Francisco Department Of Public Health

Job Description
Under immediate supervision of licensed professional staff, the Home Health Aide assists clients with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, ambulation, prescribed exercises, preparing meals including therapeutic diets, and keeping client’s environment organized and neat, and performing related duties.
The Home Health Aide performs the following essential duties:
Assists clients with personal hygiene including skin and mouth cleansing, hair care, and bathing;
assists clients in and out of bed, and with ambulation.
Assists clients with prescribed exercises as instructed by professional staff.
Assists in keeping client environment neat, safe and organized;
changes bed linens as needed;
prepares meals, including therapeutic diets;
assists clients with eating.
Takes client blood pressure and weighs client as assigned.
Participates in developing and implementing client care plans according to Home Health Agency policy;
communicates client needs and information relating to client care plan to professional staff.
Adheres to Home Health Agency administrative and clinical policies and procedures;
implements infection control and safety policies and procedures according to established guidelines;
maintains confidentiality of client information;
provides care in compliance with Home Health Agency, State and Federal regulations, and documents care as assigned.
Participates in weekly case conferences related to needs assessments of clients;
assists in promoting health education for clients and client families.
The Home Health Aide may perform other duties as assigned/required.