- Requisition #:
- 210879
- Location:
- Waltham, MA 02451
- Category:
- Home Health Aide
- Salary:
- $20.00 per hour
Position Details
Position Overview
- Must hold valid HHA Certificate or current CNA license
- Must have a valid Drivers license and reliable transportation
- 18 years of age or older with High school degree/GED
- Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English
Join Aveanna Healthcare as Home Health Aide (HHA). You will provide personal care, selected treatment procedures, minimal household tasks and occasional meal preparation under the advisory of a Registered Nurse for individuals with special needs in their homes.
Essential Job Functions
- Perform personal care tasks including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.
- Perform home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning
- Plan meals, shop for groceries, prepare and serve meals, and clean up
- Communicate verbally with clients, client family members, and Recover Health staff in a professional manner
- Ensure client safety while maintaining a safe environment
- Remind and assist clients with self-administration of medications (with proper training)
- Encourage self-help activities
- Report and Document services provided and changes in client's condition or family situation to the office
- Maintain clinical record documentation according to Recover Health policy and procedures as well as state and federal regulations
Other Qualifications
- Current CPR certification (with hands-on component) or able to obtain one
- Current TB test
Preferred:
- Minimum of one-year Home Health Care experience or LTC experience a plus
Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.
Why work for Aveanna?
- Thorough training
- Flexible schedules
- Electronic charting
- Access to a clinical supervisor 24/7
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Advancement opportunities
- Weekly pay via multiple payment options