Home Health Aide

Location: Will be traveling to patients’ homes – East Boston, Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop

Pay: $25-31/hour

Schedule: 5 days per week, including every other weekend with Wednesday off, 7AM – 11AM and 4PM – 8PM
*Can be 1 full-time person or 2 part-time

Requirements: 

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current certification as a Home Health Aide/Certified Nursing Assistant from an approved program (ex. Red Cross)
• 1+ year of experience working with geriatric population
• Prior experience as a HHA, CNA, PCA, or similar
• Bilingual: English & Spanish is a plus

Responsibilities:

• Consistently monitors participant ADL/IADL care plans and follows plan of care as stated
• Documents care provided on participant flow sheets
• Check the health aide voicemail at the beginning of each shift and every two hours until the end of the shift
• Reports any abnormal findings, alterations in participant status and/or care refusal to the team in a timely manner by reporting to the appropriate center call-in line or nurse on-call when applicable
• Assists participants with ADLs per assignment, as defined in ADL/IADL care plan an as needed, for example when a participant requests assistance with toileting
• Accompanies participants to appointments as assigned
• Carries out simple treatments under the direction of nursing staff, including simple catheter care, skin assessments during personal care
• Must be able to work independently and efficiently in minimally supervised setting, problem solve effectively while recognizing when to seek advice from supervisory staff, and show respect and appreciate for the participant’s home, guests, and community