About this role
Job title: Home Health Aide
About the Role As a Home Health Aide at CenterWell Home Health, you will provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and in accordance with the Plan of Care, helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence in their own homes.
What You'll Do
- Provide direct patient care under the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC).
- Assist with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading labels, checking doses, and observing administration.
- Take accurate temperature, pulse and blood pressure measurements 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).
What We're Looking For
- Complete 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
- 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
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $48,700 - $56,900 per year
- Benefits include paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident coverage
- Role may involve participation in Humana's tuberculosis (TB) screening program and Humana's driver safety program where applicable