Home Health Aide

CenterWell•Phoenix, AZ

12d•$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 will help patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their homes. You will provide personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, helping patients overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities, and improve their quality of life. The role includes direct patient care under the direction of an RN and in accordance with the Aide Plan of Care. It also includes helping patients with personal hygiene, nutrition, toileting, mobility, and self-administered medications; taking and reporting vital signs; documenting care and communicating changes; and maintaining a clean, safe environment. When authorized by an MD order and no other assistance is available, you may also help with light household tasks. This is a patient-facing role covered by Humana’s TB screening program. The position is included in Humana’s driver safety program and requires a valid state driver’s license and personal vehicle liability insurance. Scheduled weekly hours are 20. The listed annual pay range is $37,440–$43,800, presented as a good-faith estimate for full-time employment and subject to variation based on location and job-related factors. Humana offers medical, dental, and vision benefits; a 401(k) retirement savings plan; paid time off and company and personal holidays; paid parental and caregiver leave; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; and other benefits.

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, or home health/hospice agency.
Complete TB screening if selected for the patient-facing role.
Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with the residing state’s minimum required limits, or the stated $25,000 bodily injury per person, $25,000 bodily injury per event, and $10,000 property damage limits, whichever is higher.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care.
Assist patients with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading labels, checking the dose against the prescribed dose on the container, 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; position patients safely for meals; and feed or support self-feeding.
Assist with toileting, including use of a bed pan 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 information and care provided to support continuity of care.
Document interactions with patients, caregivers, doctors, and other staff appropriately, legibly, thoroughly, and within the allowed time.
Follow acceptable infection-control principles and provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
Assist with light laundry, bed changing and making, light meal preparation, light housekeeping, and shopping when no other assistance is available and an MD order is present.