Home Health Aide (HHA)

Avanta Care Home Health; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Avanta Care Home Health in Gainesville, GA is seeking compassionate and dedicated Home Health Aides to provide essential support to individuals in their homes. You will assist clients with daily living activities and ensure their comfort and well-being.

This role requires the ability to work independently and with healthcare professionals, a strong commitment to patient care, and reliable, punctual performance under care plans.

Qualifications

• Previous home health care experience preferred but not required.
• Strong observational skills to monitor patient conditions.
• Ability to perform meal prep, laundry and light cleaning.
• CPR certification is highly desirable.
• Compassionate demeanor with excellent communication with clients and families.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with ADLs: bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility.
• Prepare nutritious meals tailored to dietary needs.
• Monitor health status and report changes to healthcare providers.
• Provide companionship and engage clients in activities for mental well-being.
• Maintain cleanliness with light housekeeping and laundry.
• Offer memory care support for cognitive impairments and ensure safety.
• Administer CPR if necessary and assist with catheter care per health plan.

Skills

Compassionate demeanor

Excellent communication

Reliability

Punctuality

Independent work

Education

CPR Certification

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking compassionate and dedicated

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Benefits

• Flexible schedule

Home Health Aide

Location: Gainesville - GA - 30503

Work Location: In-person (Home Health)

Job Overview

We are seeking compassionate and dedicated Home Health Aides to provide essential support to individuals in their homes. As a Home Health Aide, you will play a crucial role in assisting clients with daily living activities and ensuring their comfort and well-being. This position requires a strong commitment to patient care, as well as the ability to work independently and collaboratively with healthcare professionals.

Duties

• Assist clients with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility.
• Prepare meals and ensure clients receive nutritious meals tailored to their dietary needs.
• Perform patient observation to monitor changes in health status and report any concerns to healthcare providers.
• Offer companionship and engage clients in meaningful activities to promote mental and emotional well-being.
• Maintain cleanliness in the client's living environment by performing light housekeeping tasks such as cleaning and laundry.
• Provide memory care support for clients with cognitive impairments, ensuring safety and promoting cognitive engagement.
• Administer CPR if necessary and assist with catheter care as required by the client's health plan.

Requirements

• Previous experience in home health care or a related field is preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong observational skills to effectively monitor patient conditions.
• Ability to perform meal preparation, laundry, and light cleaning duties.
• Knowledge of hospice care principles is a plus.
• Certification in CPR is highly desirable.
• Compassionate demeanor with excellent communication skills to interact effectively with clients and families.
• Must be reliable, punctual, and able to work independently while following care plans.

Medical Specialty

• Home Health

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Becoming a Caregiver

Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes.

As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you?

Member businesses are independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the member business, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that business. All inquiries about employment at these businesses should be made directly to the business location, and not to Home Care Association of America.