Certified Home Health Aide, Hospice

Job description

Are you passionate about helping people in their home? Stillwater Medical at Home is looking for a Home Health Aide to care for our patients.
There are some requirements for this position:
• You must hold a certification (CHHA) from the State of Oklahoma.
• You must have your own transportation and it needs to be dependable.
• We reimburse for mileage.

Here's the kind of person who fits well with our team:
• Flexibility is the most important quality for our team members.
• Hospice and/or Home Health experience is preferred, but we will happily train the right candidate with CHHA.

Why chose Stillwater Medical?
• Competitive wage
• Excellent Benefits
• On Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work since 2012

Apply now!
JOB SUMMARY:
Assists in the care and support of the patient at their place of residence, utilizing technical nursing skills with minimum assistance. Makes daily home visits with personal vehicle within 50-mile radius of Stillwater.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Home Health Aide Certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to function in stressful situations.
• Employed by Stillwater Medical Center for a minimum of one year or one year experience.
• Successfully completes the written competency exam and the skills demonstration evaluation required by JKH.
• Home telephone and dependable transportation required.
• Current CPR card or completion of course within 30 days of hire.
• Having and maintaining a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License and satisfactory driving record is a condition of employment. Automobile liability insurance required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have strength and stamina for prolonged walking and standing.
• Demonstrates adequate vision, or correctable with glasses, to read and write.
• Able to hear, or correctable with hearing devices, and able to talk to converse with others in person and over the phone.
• Able to hear, see, and feel to accurately assess, monitor, and administer care.
• Able to frequently life at least 60lbs., reach, pull, push, bend, stoop, and kneel.
• Possess fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination to give care. (i.e., vital signs, feed patients, and handle instruments.)