Home Health Aide
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, supporting patients in everyday activities and quality of life. Care is provided under the direction of an RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care. The role includes personal care, assistance with self-administered medications, measuring and reporting vital signs, supporting nutrition and toileting, and safely assisting with mobility and exercises. You document care and communications, follow infection-control principles, maintain a clean and comfortable environment, and may assist with light household tasks when no other assistance is available and an MD order is present. This is a patient-facing role subject to Humana's TB screening program and driver safety requirements.
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 a minimum of 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 agency, or hospice agency.
- Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with the residing state's minimum required limits, or the stated coverage limits of $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 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, and observe and record food and fluid intake.
- Safely position patients for meals and feed them 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.
- Assist patients with mobility, exercises, positioning and 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 members legibly, thoroughly, appropriately, and within the time allowed.
- Follow acceptable infection-control principles and provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
- Assist with 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 benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off
- Company holidays
- Personal holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid caregiver leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
