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JOB SUMMARY:
The Vanderbilt Home Care Services, Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant will provide direct personal and supportive care for home care patients on an intermittent or hourly basis, based on physician orders. You will provide patient care and follow tasks as assigned on the patient's individual plan of care, designed by the Registered Nurse. The Home Health Aide reports directly to the Clinical Staff Lead. This position works in conjunction with other members of nursing service, ancillary services, physicians, patients, and families. It collaborates with various members of the healthcare team to ensure quality of care across the continuum. Requires the ability to be self-directed and quality focused. Interpersonal communication skills are a necessary function of this position.

Your Role:

As a Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant, you will travel to 4-6 patient homes throughout your shift, providing the prescribed care for the patient. Needing coverage of the North areas such as North Nashville, Cheatham, Robertson and Sumner counties.

Sign On Bonus - $4000 (for full time position; paid out after 60 days of employment. Prior employees must be separated for one year before qualifying)

Position Shift:

• Full time - 32 hour week
• 8 hour shift
• No weekends

Department/Unit Summary

Vanderbilt Home Care is part of one of the country's most respected medical centers. We provide in-home care for patients with chronic conditions.

Bringing Vanderbilt Care into Your Home Since 1985

Vanderbilt Home Care provides caregivers in the patient's own environment under the direction of the patient's physician. When you or your loved one receives care from Vanderbilt Home Care, you are in the hands of highly skilled, compassionate individuals. We take pride in our work and feel privileged to be part of one of the country's most respected medical centers.

Our Mission and Values:

Our mission is to provide excellence in home care with the high standards that we would expect for our own family and loved ones. Our values include:

• Support for community based home services through excellence in clinical practice and education
• Patient safety and quality
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration, communication and partnership
• Evidenced based practice and clinical expertise
• Technology enhanced innovation

The Home Health Quality team is a small task oriented team which consists of a quality educator, a quality data analyst, and quality reviewer. They work closely together with clinical managers to provide meaningful data on home health patient population and clinician best practices.

Discovery Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Recent VUMC Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology (Bill Wilkerson Center), 12 adult and 10 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training

* Truven Health Analytics: among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S.

* Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"

* The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score

* National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US

* Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Tennessee

* Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer

* American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews and performs tasks as define on the personal care plan of the individual patient.
• Responsibilities vary based on the care plan but may include direct assistance with activities of daily living, bathing, toileting, obtaining vital signs, intake and outputs, weights, transferring, provides facial shaving, oral care, hair care and dressing.
• The Home Health Aide reports any abnormal findings to the nurse and/or CSL.
• The Home Health Aide communicates with the clinical team in a timely manner.
• The Home Health Aide works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse or Qualifying therapist.
• The Home Health Aide adheres to practices and policies outlined to ensure patient safety and follows infection control standards.