Home Health Aide - PRN

Home Health Aide, PRN

Home Health

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for our valued patients and employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the seventh consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at UT Southwestern. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Summary

Join UT Southwestern as a Home Health Aide within our Home Health Department and help with our commitment to deliver compassionate care and all-around excellence. As a Home Health aide you will work under the direction of one of the Home Health nurses, physical therapist, or licensed occupational therapists to provide basic home nursing services to patients.

At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to advance your career are limitless. We would love the opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern Home Health Team!

Experience and Education

Job Duties

• Performs duties as assigned on the home health care plan prepared by a registered nurse.
• Obtains and documents patient vital signs, including temperature, weight, respiration, and pulse.
• Reports changes in patient's mental or physical condition or in home situation to nursing supervisor.
• Assists other members of the nursing team and/or other disciplines.
• Provides personal care assistance to patients with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), light housekeeping, meal preparation, and other specialized duties as needed.
• Aids patients with ambulation, safe transfers, and exercises as assigned.
• Maintains patient records and charts to ensure an accurate record of treatment.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient data.
• Assists in maintaining a healthy, safe environment.
• Attends mandatory in-service educational programs as required by federal and state regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

**Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Work requires the ability to care for and treat patients in accordance with established protocols, accepted nursing standards, and instructions from physicians and/or nurses.
• Work requires verbal and written communication skills.
• Work requires people skills.
• Work requires contact with physicians, residents, fellows, secretaries, and allied health personnel to coordinate information necessary to provide optimal level of patient care.
• Work requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Work requires the ability to lift, push, and/or pull up to 50 lbs.
• Work requires the ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
• Work requires ability to perform under general supervision.
• Work requires that the incumbent complete most assignments with substantial independence.

Working Conditions

Exposure to dust/dirt/fumes, exposure to disease, move and position patients, bending or reaching, driving a vehicle, more than average exposure to variable weather and road conditions, walking, annual physical examination, lifting over 50 pounds, available to work all shifts.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code *51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare - no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!