Certified Home Health Aide

Empress Healthcare Inc.; California; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Empress Healthcare Inc. is hiring Certified Home Health Aides to serve patients across Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Santa Barbara Counties.

As a CHHA, you will provide hands-on personal care, take vital signs, assist with medications, document visits, and participate in care conferences. A compassionate approach and the ability to travel within your assigned counties are essential.

Qualifications

• Current California Home Health Aide certification (CHHA), meeting Medicare Conditions of Participation for Home Health Aide training and competency, in good standing.
• A sympathetic, patient approach to caring for elderly and ill patients.
• Ability to follow directions and to read and write clearly.
• Maturity and the ability to handle the demands of the job with good judgment.
• Willingness to travel within your assigned county — Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Santa Barbara — for in-home visits.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on personal care — bathing, dressing, and hygiene — for each patient in their home, under the direction of the supervising RN
• Take and record vital signs — temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure — along with height and weight, as assigned
• Help with light household tasks that support each patient's health at home
• Assist patients with ambulation, exercise, and range-of-motion activities as part of their care plan
• Assist with medications that patients ordinarily take themselves, as assigned
• Watch for changes in a patient's condition and report them to the RN right away
• Complete visit records and documentation accurately and on time
• Take part in patient care conferences and in-service and continuing education programs

Skills

Compassionate care

Reading & writing

Good judgement

Willingness to travel

Education

CHHA certification (California)

Job description

Are you a CHHA who takes pride in the small things — a steady hand, a warm word, noticing when something's not quite right? That's exactly the kind of care our patients count on every day, and exactly what makes a home health aide part of the care team, not just a helper.

Empress Healthcare Inc., a Medicare-certified home health agency, is hiring Certified Home Health Aides to serve patients across Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Santa Barbara Counties — wherever your assignment takes you within these six counties.

What you’ll do

• Provide hands-on personal care — bathing, dressing, and hygiene — for each patient in their home, under the direction of the supervising RN
• Take and record vital signs — temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure — along with height and weight, as assigned
• Help with light household tasks that support each patient's health at home
• Assist patients with ambulation, exercise, and range-of-motion activities as part of their care plan
• Assist with medications that patients ordinarily take themselves, as assigned
• Watch for changes in a patient's condition and report them to the RN right away
• Complete visit records and documentation accurately and on time
• Take part in patient care conferences and in-service and continuing education programs

What we’re looking for

• Current California Home Health Aide certification (CHHA), meeting Medicare Conditions of Participation for Home Health Aide training and competency, in good standing
• A sympathetic, patient approach to caring for elderly and ill patients
• Ability to follow directions and to read and write clearly
• Maturity and the ability to handle the demands of the job with good judgment
• Willingness to travel within your assigned county — Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Santa Barbara — for in-home visits