Home Health Aide

CenterWell • Charlotte, NC

11d • $37,440 - $43,800 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Home Health Aide at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Associate Director, Branch Administration, you help patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their homes. You deliver personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, helping patients overcome physical limitations and perform everyday activities with confidence.

Requirements

• Complete a Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Home Health Aide program within the last 24 months.
• Meet applicable state certification requirements.
• Have a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Be in good standing on the HHA Registry, if applicable, and have completed an HHA/CNA course to work for a Medicare-certified agency.
• Have at least one year of experience in the last 24 months as a Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home, home health, or hospice agency.
• If selected, complete required screening under Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program.
• Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with state minimum required limits or the specified coverage limits, whichever is higher.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC).
• Assist patients with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading medication labels, checking the dose against the prescribed dose, and observing the patient take the medication.
• Take accurate temperature, pulse, and blood pressure measurements, and recognize and report abnormal results to a supervisor.
• Help patients maintain personal hygiene through bathing, grooming, skin care, shaving, oral care, nail and foot care, and related activities.
• Assist with feeding; communicate basic nutrition principles; observe and record food and fluid intake; safely position patients for meals; and feed or support self-feeding.
• Assist with toileting, including use of a bedpan or urinal, changing and positioning catheter bags, and bag-change procedures for well-regulated ostomies.
• Safely assist patients with mobility, exercises, positioning, turning, transfers, and ambulation according to the Plan of Care and CenterWell Home Health policy.
• Report changes and document pertinent patient information and care rendered to ensure continuity of care. Document interactions with patients, caregivers, doctors, and other staff appropriately, legibly, thoroughly, and within the allowed time.
• Practice acceptable infection-control principles and provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
• Help with household tasks, including light laundry, changing and making beds, light meal preparation, light housekeeping, and shopping when no other assistance is available and an MD order is present.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Company and personal holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Other opportunities and benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed