Home Health Aide-PRN

CenterWell Home Health; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) retirement savings plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health is seeking a Home Health Aide to assist patients in regaining strength and independence. Responsibilities include providing direct patient care, assisting with self-administration of medication, and monitoring vital signs.

The ideal candidate should have completed a nursing aide program within the last 24 months and possess a valid driver's license. The position offers an annual salary between $45,000 and $52,600, depending on skills and experience.

Benefits include paid time off, 401(k), and support for whole-person well-being.

Qualifications

• Must have completed nursing assistant or home health aide training within the last 24 months.
• Valid driver's license and auto insurance required.
• Good standing on the HHA Registry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under RN direction.
• Assist patients with self-medication and hygiene.
• Monitor and record patient vital signs.

Skills

Direct patient care

Medication administration assistance

Vital signs measurement

Personal hygiene assistance

Patient mobility support

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Home Health Aide Program

Job description

As a Home Health Aide, reporting to the Associate Director, Branch Administration at CenterWell Home Health, you will 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 will 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 patients under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC).
• Assist patients with self‑administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading medication labels, checking the dose against the prescribed dose on the container label, and observing the patient take the medication.
• Take accurate temperature, pulse, and blood pressure measurements and recognize and report abnormal results to supervisor.
• Help patients 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, and safely position patients for meals and support self‑feeding.
• Assist with patient toileting, including use of bedpan/urinal, changing and positioning catheter bags, and bag change procedures on well‑regulated ostomies.
• Provide the necessary skills to safely assist patients with 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 ensure continuity of care. Document interactions with patients, caregivers, doctors, and other staff members appropriately, legibly, thoroughly, and within the allotted time.
• Practice acceptable infection control principles and 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

• 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.
• Minimum one year of experience in the last 24 months as a Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home, home health/hospice agency.

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 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

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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 offer benefits for limited term, variable schedule, and per diem associates designed to support whole‑person well‑being. Among these benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident.

About Us

CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing chronic conditions 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—working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover, and regain independence to live healthier and happier lives.

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 at CenterWell.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.