Home Health Aide (Hha)

Do you want to work with a home health agency that puts clinicians' input on a pedestal?

• Flexible shifts and scheduling.
• Clinical first, business second, culture.
• Grow as we grow.
• Small intimate agency with direct contact with owners.

Nurses at Home is a home health company starting with you! We are looking for Home Health Aides (HHA) in the Hartford, Middlesex, & Litchfield Counties. We prefer either 1-year hospital or homecare HHA experience. We are looking for those special Home Health Aides with positive attitudes, proficiency, and warm hearts and we are offering top of the industry rates for it.

Nurses at Home has just gone into operation and we are looking to hire several Home Health Aides. We envision our new hires starting out with part time hours and having the ability to grow into full time employees as caseload grows or stay on as per diem / part time.

If you are a self-driven Home Health Aide (HHA) looking to make a difference in people’s lives and be appreciated for proficient and hard work while growing with us and our company; you may soon be part of a great team with Nurses at Home!

Core Values:

Reliability - Keeping families comfortable and confident that care will be provided.

Empowerment - Assisting clients to become stronger; giving control of their life.

Support - Helping our clients maintain and regain independence.

Passion - We are here because we are passionate about helping others. We love what we do.

Empathy - Creating an enriched and individualized person-center health and wellness plan.

Community - Sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals of our clients.

Trust - Built with consistency.

We are looking for a compassionate Home Health Aide to provide assistance in daily living and personal care services in patients homes in accordance with an established care plan.

Responsibilities

• Transport and accompany patients to doctors office or to hospital
• Maintain patients care records and document provided services
• Provide companionship and basic emotional or psychological support
• Instruct and counsel patients and families on diet and exercise
• Provide health care services in patients residences
• Monitor patients (vital signs, temperature, respiration, etc) and report on their condition
• Assist patients with mobility and physical therapies/exercises
• Collect routine specimens
• Administer simple prescribed medications
• Assist with clients personal care activities
• Perform domestic and household tasks

Skills

• Proficiency in English
• High school degree
• Nursing and health care administration skills
• Familiarity with basic nutrition and personal hygiene standards
• Proven working experience as home health aide
• Current CPR certificate
• Valid driver’s licence
• Caring and compassionate personality
• First Aid training
• Ability to monitor vital signs and to collect specimens

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $14.00 - $17.50 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Home Health Aides: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• HHA (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations