Compassionate In-Home Health Aide (CHHA) – Travel

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

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.