Home Health Aide

CenterWell•Goldsboro, NC

21d•Onsite

About The Position

CenterWell Home Health is hiring a Home Health Aide - CNA to provide personalized care to patients in their homes, helping them regain strength, mobility, and independence through rehabilitation and functional improvement. The position reports to the Associate Director, Branch Administration and covers Wayne and Johnston Counties. The aide provides direct care under the direction of an RN and in accordance with the Aide Plan of Care. Duties include assisting with personal care, self-administered medications, meals and nutrition, toileting, mobility, exercises, positioning, transfers, and ambulation. The aide measures and reports vital signs, observes and documents patient condition and care, follows infection-control practices, and helps maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. When applicable and authorized, the aide also assists with light household tasks. This is a patient-facing role covered by Humana's TB screening program and driver safety program. The schedule is 40 hours per week. The posted annual pay range is $37,440 to $43,800, with individual pay varying based on location and job-related qualifications. Humana offers competitive benefits supporting employee and family well-being.

Requirements

Complete Certified Nursing Assistant training within the last 24 months.
Meet applicable state certification requirements; a CNA license is required.
Have a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and 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 at least 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.
Complete TB screening if selected for the patient-facing role.
Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance at the residing state's required minimum limits or $25,000 bodily injury per person, $25,000 bodily injury per event, and $10,000 property damage, 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, and observing the patient take the medication.
Measure temperature, pulse, and blood pressure accurately, 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, and safely position patients for meals.
Assist with toileting, including use of bedpans and urinals, and change and position catheter bags and perform bag-change procedures for well-regulated ostomies.
Safely assist 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 members legibly, thoroughly, appropriately, and within the allowed time.
Follow acceptable infection-control practices 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.