What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Aide position at Right at Home Boston Southwest?
We are currently hiring full-time, part-time, and fill-in Home Health Aides. We offer flexibility and have a variety of cases to match your interests!
We believe that our HHAs are the heart of our business. Without you, we couldn’t build meaningful relationships with our clients! It is hard to put a price on helping others, but we know how important you are and value the impact you would make daily for our clients.
In taking this position, you would enjoy:
Benefits:
- Option for medical insurance
- IRA retirement plan - with match
- Bi-weekly pay - TapCheck Availability
- Ongoing PAID training and development
- Paid travel time between clients AND paid mileage
- Employee discount programs
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Tapcheck on-demand pay NOW available for every hire! With Tapcheck, PCAs get early access to paycheck anytime!!
Shift Type: Part-time and Full-Time (Day, Weekend, Evenings, Overnights available)
Responsibilities of the Home Health Aides:
You don’t mind getting a little dirty … this could include (but is not limited to) assisting the patient with activities of daily living such as providing assistance with personal hygiene (toileting, bathing, care of mouth, skin and hair), ambulation, eating, dressing, shaving, light housekeeping, and other household chores.
- You don’t have to be a gourmet chef but you can prepare a good meal and work your way around a kitchen.
Requirements of the Home Health Aides:
- High school degree or G.E.D. certificate
- Six months experience as a Home Health Aide (HHA) and/or Personal Care Aide (PCA) in health care (homes or facilites) and successful completion of a State approved Nurse Aide, Home Health Aide (HHA), or Personal Care Assistant (PCA) course.
- Must have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick, and the ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job
- Meets the requirements for employees providing direct patient care
- Read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
- Have a valid driver’s license and use an insured automobile for work or access to adequate transportation
- The Home Health Aide shall have successfully completed a Competency Evaluation that meets the state licensing laws for home health agencies.
- Reliable transportation
- A current CPR certificate is recommended
- HHA certificate highly preferred
Recognition, celebrations, and great team interactions! Ask about our ROCK STAR program and our career ladder!
In this role, we stand prepared to equip you with the right personal protective equipment (PPE) and are ready to assist as you care for our vulnerable population of seniors and adults with disabilities.
Each Right at Home office and business is independently owned and operated under a franchise agreement with Right at Home, LLC. Right at Home, LLC is not the employer or joint employer of the employees of any of its franchised offices. For comments, questions or to learn more about Right at Home, please visit www.rightathome.ne