City and County of San Francisco
Home Health Aide 2583 San Francisco Department of Public Health
City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
CERTIFICATION:
Possession of a Home Health Aide Certificate issued by the State of California
Status must show "Valid" at:
https://cvl.cdph.ca.gov/SearchPage.aspx
Please provide proof of your certification by uploading your certificate to your application, or providing your certificate number.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Special Conditions:
The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position(s) to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification.
Some positions may require the following:
Bilingual fluency in a variety of languages depending upon the department's bilingual needs. Only those eligible candidates who pass the bilingual proficiency test will be considered for bilingual positions. Applicants must indicate on the application form the language(s) in which they claim proficiency.
Possession of a valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate issued by the American Heart Association. Applicants must indicate on the application form the certifications that they possess.
Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:
Training and Experience Evaluation/Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) (Weight: 100%)
The SQ will be sent to those qualified candidates who demonstrate to meet the minimum qualifications. Candidates will be required to submit the completed SQ in the time frame indicated and responses on the SQ cannot be changed once submitted. A passing score must be achieved on the SQ in order to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List. Candidates will be placed in rank order according to their final score on the SQ. After the confidential eligible list/score report is adopted, the department may administer additional selection procedures to make a final hiring decision. The SQ is designed to measure
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities
in job-related areas that have been identified as critical for satisfactory performance in this position. All relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the application to be reviewed during the scoring process. The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.
Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit
careers.sf.gov
and begin the application process.
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, David Chalk at
david.chalk@sfdph.org
or (628) 271-6702.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
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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.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
CERTIFICATION:
Possession of a Home Health Aide Certificate issued by the State of California
Status must show "Valid" at:
https://cvl.cdph.ca.gov/SearchPage.aspx
Please provide proof of your certification by uploading your certificate to your application, or providing your certificate number.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
Special Conditions:
The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position(s) to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification.
Some positions may require the following:
Bilingual fluency in a variety of languages depending upon the department's bilingual needs. Only those eligible candidates who pass the bilingual proficiency test will be considered for bilingual positions. Applicants must indicate on the application form the language(s) in which they claim proficiency.
Possession of a valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate issued by the American Heart Association. Applicants must indicate on the application form the certifications that they possess.
Selection Procedures:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:
Training and Experience Evaluation/Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) (Weight: 100%)
The SQ will be sent to those qualified candidates who demonstrate to meet the minimum qualifications. Candidates will be required to submit the completed SQ in the time frame indicated and responses on the SQ cannot be changed once submitted. A passing score must be achieved on the SQ in order to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List. Candidates will be placed in rank order according to their final score on the SQ. After the confidential eligible list/score report is adopted, the department may administer additional selection procedures to make a final hiring decision. The SQ is designed to measure
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities
in job-related areas that have been identified as critical for satisfactory performance in this position. All relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the application to be reviewed during the scoring process. The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.
Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit
careers.sf.gov
and begin the application process.
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst, David Chalk at
david.chalk@sfdph.org
or (628) 271-6702.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
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