Home Care Nursing Assistant, Minnetonka

Allina Health; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental

PTO/Time Away

Retirement Savings Plans

Life Insurance

Job summary

Allina Health is hiring a Home Health Aide to provide routine personal care for Home Health, Hospice, and Residential Hospice patients in Minnesota. The role includes training, teamwork with experienced clinicians, and flexible schedules to support work-life balance.

Responsibilities include safe personal care, documentation, and communication of changes in patient status. Requires CNA/HHA certification and BLS; driving may be required in some cases.

Qualifications

• Must be 18+ with education and/or experience meeting required functional competencies.
• 0 to 2 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide.
• Preferred 2 to 5 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, competent personal care (bathing, skin care, feeding, ROM and exercise) and assists with household activities.
• Delivers care meeting patient expectations based on feedback.
• Documents all visits and reflects care provided, patient response and safety actions.
• Communicates changes in patient condition to supervising clinician and attends staff meetings.
• Completes and closes patient documentation within 24 hours of visits and maintains logs.

Skills

Caregiving

Communication

Documentation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Experience as CNA/HHA 2-5 yrs

Job description

• Medium Work:

Have time to make a difference. In this role, you will receive comprehensive training, ensuring you feel confident with skills, and are well-supported working with an experienced team. Flexibility in schedules will provide a real work-life balance.

The Home Health Aide provides routine, individualized personal cares to Home Health, Hospice and Residential Hospice patients. Monitors and reports changes in patient health status to Case Manager. Also assists with basic residential household activities.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides safe, competent cares to patients to include bathing, skin care, feeding assistance and assistance with bowel programs, simple wound cares, range of motion (ROM) and exercise programs and residential household activities.
• Delivers care that meets or exceeds patient expectations based on patient/family feedback.
• Communicates effectively in a way that contributes to quality patient care and cohesiveness of care delivery team.
• Documents all patient visits to reflect cares given during the visit or shift, patient response and safety interventions that are in place.
• Communicates all changes in patient condition, updates or symptom management concerns to supervising clinician.
• Attends all staff meetings or home health aide meetings on a regular basis.
• Completes and closes all patient documentation within 24 hours of patient visit and completes all activity logs weekly.
• Completes agency, state and federal regulatory requirements for continuing education.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description
• 0 to 2 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 2 to 5 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant - MN Nursing Assistant Registry required
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
• Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)
• Valid Driver's License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver's license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment (not required for those working at Wedum Residential Hospice)

Physical Demands

• Medium Work:
• Lifting weight up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 25 lbs. frequently
• 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period)
• Day shifts
• Occasional weekends

Pay Range

Pay Range: $19.61 to $26.70 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Allina Health is committed to adhering with all applicable local, state and federal minimum wage requirements.

Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.

We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization. Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work.

Benefits Include

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
• Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.