Home Health Aide
3 days ago
Bloomer
Job Description Our busy home health agency is rapidly growing, and we’re seeking an experienced home health aide to assist us in providing superior in-home health care to clients. Our ideal candidate will have excellent organization and communication skills, and 1-3 years of experience working as an HHA or caregiver. You’ll assist our patients with companionship, basic medical care, light housekeeping duties, personal care, and hygiene tasks so that they are empowered to live happily at home. If you are looking for a job that relies on your compassion and empathy skills to help people lead more independent lives, look no further and apply today! Compensation: $16 - $19 hourly Responsibilities: • Provide personal care tasks such as calling doctors’ offices, scheduling appointments, and coordinating Medicare and other insurance details, • Implement care plans as directed by the case manager, and keep updated and accurate care records, • Maintain psychological and emotional support for patients and family members - provide quality companionship, • Supervise medications and assist patient in organizing, refilling, and taking medications, as well as meal planning and preparation, • Enable patients to complete personal hygiene tasks like bathing, toileting, shaving, grooming, dressing, etc., • Administer Medications: Dispense medications as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN), maintaining an annual error rate of no more than one mistake., • Resident Response: Attend to resident call lights within 10 minutes to ensure responsive and attentive care., • Light Housekeeping: Perform regular light housekeeping in resident rooms at least once weekly to promote a clean and comfortable living space., • Service Charting: Accurately document all services provided without missing tasks, ensuring compliance with company standards., • Assistance with ADLs: Support residents in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) according to each individual’s Client Service Plan, with a zero-tolerance policy for missed tasks., • Assist patients in completing personal hygiene tasks like bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, shaving, etc., • Oversee medication tasks such as opening bottles, organizing self-administered dosing, and arranging refills; and assist with meal preparation and planning., • Provide personal care tasks such as calling doctors’ offices, scheduling appointments, and coordinating Medicare and other insurance details., • Execute basic medical tasks such as replacing bandages and dressings, taking vital signs, measuring glucose, and ensuring the proper use of medical devices.Qualifications:, • Some college preferred, but a high school diploma or GED is required, • Pass a full employment background check, drug test, and physical, and possess current CPR certification and first aid training, • Must have 1-3 years of experience as a personal caregiver, HHA/ home health aide, nursing assistant, or personal care aid for a home health agency at patient homes or care facilities setting, • Physical requirements include being able to lift up to 100 lbs, may be required to stoop, bend, reach, and transfer patients up to 250 lbs as needed, • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is highly valuable- approved home health aide training programs from community colleges are accepted, • Extreme Ownership: Demonstrates accountability, ownership of outcomes, and proactively removes obstacles., • Resourcefulness: Finds effective solutions even with limited resources and independently seeks knowledge., • Passion for Purpose (Big Why): Possesses a strong, genuine dedication to serving and caring for vulnerable adults., • Commitment to Growth: Actively pursues self-improvement and team betterment each day., • Humility: Embraces a solutions-focused attitude, welcoming feedback, and putting egos aside for the best outcome., • Reliability: Shows up on time, prepared, and ready to deliver dependable support., • Gratitude: Maintains a positive outlook, seeking and appreciating the good in all situations., • Current CPR certification and first aid training are needed, and you must be able to pass a full employment background check, drug test, and physical, • A valid state driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance are required, • 1-3 years of experience as an HHA/ home health aide, personal caregiver, nursing assistant, or personal care aid for a home health agency, at patient homes, or care facilities is needed, • Completion of home health aide training programs from community colleges is acceptable - Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a plus, • Empathetic, compassionate, and kind personality with excellent organization and communication skills is desiredAbout Company We believe in living with a purpose outside of ourselves. Bloomer I & II - VitaCare Living is a collection of communities full of people with purpose. Our residents wake up each day with another opportunity to grow and improve the world around them. Our staff work each day with people they care deeply for and have careers that foster growth, purpose, and fulfillment. Bloomer I & II - VitaCare Living is an established Assisted Living and Memory Care provider with a mission to Add LIFE to the Years of our Residents and Staff. With 17 locations across two states, we care for over 300 residents in smaller, comfortable settings that prioritize community, dignity, and purpose.