Home Care Nursing Assistant - West Metro

Allina Health

1d • $19 - $26

About The Position

Have time to make a difference. In this role, you will receive comprehensive training, ensuring you feel confident with skills, and are well-supported working with an experienced team. Flexibility in schedules will provide a real work-life balance. The Home Health Aide provides routine, individualized personal cares to Home Health, Hospice and Residential Hospice patients. Monitors and reports changes in patient health status to Case Manager. Also assists with basic residential household activities.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description
• 0 to 2 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide
• Certified Nursing Assistant - MN Nursing Assistant Registry required
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 120 Days
• Valid Driver’s License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment (not required for those working at Wedum Residential Hospice)
• Medium Work: Lifting weight up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 25 lbs. frequently

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED
• 2 to 5 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, competent cares to patients to include bathing, skin care, feeding assistance and assistance with bowel programs, simple wound cares, range of motion (ROM) and exercise programs and residential household activities.
• Delivers care that meets or exceeds patient expectations based on patient/family feedback.
• Communicates effectively in a way that contributes to quality patient care and cohesiveness of care delivery team.
• Documents all patient visits to reflect cares given during the visit or shift, patient response and safety interventions that are in place.
• Communicates all changes in patient condition, updates or symptom management concerns to supervising clinician.
• Attends all staff meetings or home health aide meetings on a regular basis.
• Completes and closes all patient documentation within 24 hours of patient visit and completes all activity logs weekly.
• Completes agency, state and federal regulatory requirements for continuing education.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED