Home Health Aide (HHA)

Interim HealthCare Inc.; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Interim HealthCare Inc. is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide in‑home patient care in North Carolina.

The role involves recording vital signs, assisting with daily living activities, promoting a safe home environment, and supporting family caregivers as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include assisting with ambulation, medicine reminders, following care plans, and documenting observations in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• 6 months of healthcare experience or completion of office preceptor program.
• Nursing student in last year or have documentation of personal care/home health aide skills OR RN/LPN/LV with graduation OR completed state aide training & competency evaluation programs per federal/state regulations.
• Must pass state background checks where required.

Responsibilities

• Read and record temperature, pulse, and respirations.
• Assist with activities of daily living (bathing, grooming, nail/skin care, oral hygiene, toileting, nutrition).
• Promote safe environment and unobstructed pathways.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, and range of motion.
• Assist with shopping, meal prep, socialization, homemaking, environment safety.
• Medication reminders and administering medications ordinarily self-administered.
• Follow the service plan and document changes accurately.
• Document observations and services provided.
• Organize visits and shifts efficiently.
• Participate in QAPI program and Emergency Preparedness.
• Honor patient rights.

Skills

References

Aide exam

Background checks

English communication

Communication with patients/family

Multitasking

Driver's license

Auto liability insurance

Education

Nursing/aid training & licensure

Job description

Must be certified nursing assistant in the state of North Carolina.

General Purpose:

Are members of the interdisciplinary team who provide hands‑on personal care, report changes in the patient’s/client’s condition, perform simple procedures as an extension of therapy or nursing services, and provide incidental/instrumental activities of daily living as assigned to patients/clients in the home setting as permitted by the policies and procedures of Interim HealthCare and any other federal, state and local law or regulation.

Essential Functions:

• Read and record temperature, pulse, and respirations.
• Assist, perform and train patient/client and family in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination and adequate nutritional intake.
• Promote safe environment and maintain unobstructed pathways while providing care.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers and/or range of motion exercises.
• Assist with incidental/instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping, meal preparation, socialization activities, homemaking and maintaining a clean and safe physical environment.
• Assist in medication reminding.
• Assist in administering medications ordinarily self‑administered.
• Utilize infection prevention and control measures such as universal precautions, hand washing, and personal protective equipment.
• Follow the assignment sheet/service plan performing only tasks that are assigned.
• Recognize, report, and record and document changes in patient/client condition and safety to supervisor.
• Document observations, activities and service provided in an accurate, complete and timely manner.
• Organize self to carry out visits/shifts and tasks.
• Complete mandatory Interim HealthCare in‑services and provide requested documents to keep employee file current.
• Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, as requested.
• Participate in the Office’s Emergency Preparedness Program, as requested.
• Complete other assignments as requested and assigned.
• Honor patient rights.
• Access personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

Home Health Aide MAY NOT:

• Perform any skilled nursing procedure, which is prohibited by the State Nurse Practice Act, law or regulation.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Six (6) months of experience in healthcare or completion of the Office's preceptor program.
• A school of nursing student in the last year of a program OR has documentation from the school of successful demonstration of personal care and home health aide skills OR graduate RN or LPN/LVN with proof of graduation OR successfully completed: a specific aide training and competency evaluation program as required by State and the federal regulations (42 CFR § 484.80); an aide competency evaluation program as required by State and the federal regulations (42 CFR § 484.80); a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program approved by State and meets the requirements of the federal regulations (§ 483.151 through § 483.154) and is currently listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry; the requirements of a state licensure program that meets training and competency evaluation provisions per State and the federal regulations (42 CFR § 484.80) AND has not had a lapse in work for compensation for the 24 consecutive months as a home health aide or nurse aide. If there has been a 24‑month lapse in furnishing services for compensation, the individual must successfully complete another program, as specified above in this section, before providing services.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Two (2) positive references.
• Evidence of passing a home health aide written knowledge exam.
• Pass state required criminal and abuse background checks where required.
• Able to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the workforce, both clinical and non‑clinical.
• Able to effectively communicate, including the ability to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to patients, patient representatives (if any), patient’s caregivers and family, and agency staff.
• Able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks or functions.
• Able to provide proof of valid driver’s license, if applicable.
• Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment(s) include driving own vehicle to transport patient.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort:

• Able to constantly travel within geographic area serviced by office from assignment to assignment.
• Meet the applicable health requirements to provide patient care per applicable law or regulation.
• Work is normally performed in patient’s home.
• Occasional exposure to communicable diseases, blood‑borne pathogens and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex and or non‑latex gloves).
• Able to constantly stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely.
• Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients/patients.
• Able to frequently carry bundles such as groceries and laundry up or down stairs and lift with or without assistance.
• Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm (i.e. DME supplies, knobs or objects).
• Able to read 8 point or larger type.
• Medium physical activity that may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.