Home Health Aide

About the role

As a Home Health Aide at CenterWell Home Health, you'll 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'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence, and enjoy a better quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care (POC).
• Assist the patient with self-administered medications by opening bottle caps, reading medication labels, checking doses, and observing the patient takes the medication.
• Take accurate temperature, pulse, and blood pressure measurements and recognize and report abnormal results to supervisor.
• Help patient 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, communicate basic principles of nutrition, observe and record food and fluid intake, and safely position patients for meals.
• Assist with patient toileting, including use of bed pan/urinal, change and position catheter bags, and bag change procedures on well-regulated ostomies.
• Safely assist the patient 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 and thoroughly.
• Practice acceptable infection control principles and provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
• Help with other household tasks, including light laundry, bed changing, light meal preparation, light housekeeping, and shopping (if no other assistance is available and an MD order is present).

Requirements

• Complete Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Home Health Aide Program within the last 24 months.
• 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.

This role is considered patient-facing and requires TB screening. You must also maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with your state’s minimum required limits or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$50,000 bodily injury per event/$10,000 for property damage, whichever is higher.

Pay

The pay range reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full-time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The range may vary based on geographic location and individual pay will depend on demonstrated job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, and certifications.

$33,700 - $39,400 per year

Schedule

Scheduled weekly hours: 20

Benefits

Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (including company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance

About Us

CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition 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—all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover, and regain independence.

CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put patients at the center of everything we do. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare, and a leader in 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.