Home Health Aide

Mercy Medical Center, a Dignity Health member, has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus, offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers, a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.Wherever you work throughout our system, you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality, personalized care. Joining our 1,300 employees, 230 physicians and many volunteers, you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Under general supervision, to provide personal care including the more complex patient care duties and general housekeeping services for the convalescent, clinically ill, or disabled; and to do other related work, as assigned.

• Assists patients with more complex health conditions including patients in an unconscious or vegetative state, undergoing IV therapy, nasogastric tube feedings or wound care.
• Provides personal hygiene including care to the skin, mouth, hair care, and bathing, including showers and bed baths.
• Provides assistance with ambulation and transfers, including the use of gait belts, Hoyer lifts, walkers and other transfer devices.
• Provides assistance with prescribed exercises as an extension of therapy services.
• Prepares light, therapeutic diets, and assistance.

Minimum:

• Must possess and maintain a current Home Health Aide certification AND Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the state of California.
• Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate, we accept American Heart Association
• Must possess and maintain a valid California drivers license and proof of auto insurance.
• Must provide a clean DMV printout.

• Must be able to drive a motor vehicle safely for a moderate period of time.

• Must demonstrate competency in the use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

• Must be able to work as a team and collaborate with clinicians.

Preferred:

• Previous home health or hospice experience
• Second language in Spanish