Home Health Aide

CenterWell • Monroe, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Become a part of our caring community. A Home Health Aide (HHA) provides direct patient care under the direction of an RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC). This includes assisting patients with self-administered medications, taking vital signs, helping with personal hygiene, assisting with feeding, toileting, mobility, exercises, transfers, and ambulation. The HHA is also responsible for reporting changes, documenting pertinent information, practicing infection control, and providing a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. Additionally, the role involves assisting with household duties such as light laundry, bed changing, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and shopping if necessary and ordered by a physician. CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing chronic conditions or recovering from injury, illness, surgery, or hospitalization. Their care teams, including nurses, therapists, and home health aides, work to help patients rehabilitate, recover, and regain independence. CenterWell, a Humana company, is a leading healthcare services business focused on integrated and differentiated experiences, providing high-quality, accessible, comprehensive, and personalized healthcare. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, home healthcare, and integrated pharmacy services, CenterWell addresses the whole health of its patients, including physical, emotional, and social wellness. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Home Health Aide Program within the last 24 months
• Must meet applicable state certification requirements
• A valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required
• Must be in good standing on the HHA Registry (if applicable) and have completed HHA/CNA course to work for a Medicare certified agency
• At least one year experience in the last 24 months as a Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home, home health/hospice agency

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to patient under direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC)
• Correctly assists the patient with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps for the patient, reading medication labels to the patient, checking the dose being self-administered against the prescribed dose on the container label and observing the patient takes the medication
• Consistently takes accurate temperature, pulse and blood pressure measurements and recognizes and reports abnormal results to supervisor
• Helps patient maintain good personal hygiene by performing or supervising bathing, grooming, skin care, shaving, oral care, nail/foot care and other activities
• Assists in feeding patients
• Is able to communicate basic principles of nutrition, observe and record food and fluid intake when necessary
• Safely positions patient for meals and feeds or assists in self feeding
• Assists with patient toileting including use of bed pan/urinal, change and position catheter bags and bag change procedures on well-regulated ostomies
• Provides necessary skills to safely assist the patient with patient mobility, exercises, positioning/turning, transfers and ambulation per Plan of Care and CenterWell Home Health policy
• Provides necessary skills to appropriately report changes and document pertinent information and care rendered to patient to ensure continuity of care
• Documents interactions with patients, caregivers, doctors and other staff members appropriately, legibly, thoroughly and in the amount of time allowed
• Practice acceptable infection control principles
• Provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment
• Willingly assists with other household duties including light laundry, bed changing and bed making, light meal preparation, light housekeeping and shopping (if no other assistance is available and an MD order is present)

Benefits

• medical benefits
• dental benefits
• vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• life insurance
• many other opportunities

What This Job Offers

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