Home Health Aide

CenterWell•Goldsboro, NC

23d•$37,440 - $43,800

About The Position

As a Home Health Aide - CNA at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Associate Director, Branch Administration, you provide personalized care to patients in their homes to help them regain strength, mobility, and independence. Care focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, enabling patients to manage everyday activities and improve their quality of life. Territory coverage includes Wayne and Johnston Counties. The role includes providing direct care under an RN’s direction and according to the Aide Plan of Care; assisting patients with self-administered medications; taking and reporting vital signs; supporting personal hygiene, meals, toileting, mobility, exercise, positioning, transfers, and ambulation; documenting care and changes in patients’ conditions; following infection-control practices; and maintaining a safe, clean, and comfortable environment. When ordered by a physician and other assistance is unavailable, the aide also helps with light household tasks. This is a patient-facing role subject to Humana’s tuberculosis screening program and driver safety program. The position requires a valid driver’s license, personal vehicle liability insurance, and reliable transportation. Scheduled hours are 40 per week. The stated annual compensation range is $37,440–$43,800, with individual pay varying based on location and job-related qualifications.

Requirements

Complete Certified Nursing Assistant training within the last 24 months.
Meet applicable state certification requirements.
Hold a valid driver's license and auto insurance, and have reliable transportation.
Be in good standing on the HHA Registry, if applicable, and have completed a CNA course to work for a Medicare-certified agency.
Have a minimum of one year of experience within the last 24 months as a Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant in a nursing home or home health/hospice agency.
Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance at the residing state’s minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person, $25,000 bodily injury per event, and $10,000 property damage, whichever is higher.
Complete TB screening if selected for the patient-facing role.

Responsibilities

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