Home Health Aide

About This Role

Helping patients regain strength, mobility, and independence from the comfort of their homes is the core of this Home Health Aide role. You will deliver personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, empowering individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence, and enjoy a better quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC)
• Assist the patient with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading medication labels, checking the dose against the prescribed dose, and observing the patient takes the medication
• Take accurate temperature, pulse, and blood pressure measurements and recognize and report abnormal results to supervisor
• Help patient maintain good personal hygiene by performing or supervising bathing, grooming, skin care, shaving, oral care, nail/foot care, and other activities
• Assist in feeding patients and communicate basic principles of nutrition, observe and record food and fluid intake
• Safely position patient for meals and feed or support self-feeding
• Assist with patient toileting including use of bed pan/urinal, change and position catheter bags and bag change procedures on well-regulated ostomies
• Provide 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
• Report changes and document pertinent information and care rendered to patient to ensure continuity of care
• Document 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
• Help with other household tasks, 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)

Requirements

• Complete Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Home Health Aide Program within the last 24 months
• Meet applicable state certification requirements
• A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required
• Be in good standing on the HHA Registry (if applicable) and have completed HHA/CNA course to work for a Medicare certified agency
• Minimum 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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits