Home Health Aide

CenterWell Home Health; Puyallup (WA); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 53 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

CenterWell Home Health is hiring a Home Health Aide to support patients in regaining strength and independence at home. You will work under the RN guidance, provide essential personal and clinical care, and help patients with activities of daily living to improve quality of life.

The role requires a completed CNA/HHA program within the last 24 months, valid state certification, and a current HHA/CNA course for Medicare compliance. A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are needed.

Qualifications

• Must have a CNA or HHA program completed within the last 24 months.
• Must meet state certification requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
• Must be in good standing on the HHA Registry (if applicable) and completed HHA/CNA course for Medicare agency.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct patient care under the RN direction and according to the Plan of Care.
• Assist with self-administered medications by reading labels and monitoring doses.
• Take accurate vitals and report abnormal results to supervisor.
• Assist with bathing, grooming, hygiene, and basic activities of daily living.
• Assist with feeding and observe nutrition; support self-feeding as needed.
• Assist with mobility, transfers, and positioning per Plan of Care.
• Document care and communicate with patients, caregivers and staff; ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain infection control and a clean, safe home environment.
• Assist with light household tasks when no other help is available and MD order is present.

Connaissances

CNA certification

State certification

Valid driver’s license

Reliable transportation

Formation

CNA/HHA program (last 24 months)

Description du poste

Become a part of our caring community

As a Home Health Aide, reporting to the Associate Director, Branch Administration at CenterWell Home Health, you'll help patients regain strength, mobility and independence-all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

Become a part of our caring community

As a Home Health Aide, reporting to the Associate Director, Branch Administration at CenterWell Home Health, you'll help patients regain strength, mobility and independence-all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Aide (HHA), You Will

• Provide direct patient care to patient 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 for the patient, reading medication labels to the patient, checking the dose being self-administered against the prescribed dose on the container label 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).

Required Qualifications

Use your skills to make an impact

• 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.

Additional Information

TB Statement

This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement

This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$45,000 - $52,600 per year

Description Of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers - all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.