HHA Home Health Aide

About Us

With over 50 years of dedicated service to our communities, Personal Touch has been a trusted provider of home care. Our priority lies in ensuring exemplary patient care while fostering a supportive and empowering workplace culture for all team members. We are currently seeking compassionate and skilled professionals to join our team and continue our legacy of providing personalized and attentive care to patients in the comfort of their own home.

At Personal‑Touch Home Care, we are committed to creating a rewarding and fulfilling experience for our team members. Our established history and reputation provide a stable and trusted foundation for your career. Join us in positively impacting the lives of our patients and their families. As a member of our team, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits that enhance your overall well‑being and support your career growth.

They include:

• Employee Recognition Programs:
  We acknowledge and celebrate your contributions.
• Comprehensive
  
  Health Benefits:
  
  We offer an inclusive package with Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, and Long‑Term Disability Coverage to ensure access to quality medical care while promoting overall wellness. (full‑time employees only)
• Generous Paid Time Off:
  We provide generous paid time off to ensure you can recharge and return to work refreshed, leading to greater productivity and job satisfaction. We support a healthy work‑life balance. (full‑time employees only)
• Retirement Benefits:
  We offer a 401k plan to secure your financial future and help you save for retirement.
• Life Insurance:
  We offer company‑paid life insurance providing peace of mind and financial protection for you and your loved ones.
• Mileage Reimbursement:
  We make sure you're compensated for your business travel.
• Opportunities for Professional Growth and Development:
  Empowering you to thrive and grow.
• Employee Assistance Program:
  Supporting the well‑being of you and your family.
• Perks Program:
  Exclusive deals and offers on products, services, and experiences you need and love.

The home health aide is a paraprofessional member of the home care team who works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Therapist and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient’s needs. The home health aide is responsible for observing patients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed.

• Successful completion of an approved training program as a Home Health Aide or is licensed to practice as a CNA in the state.
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, frail and impaired.
• Is able to communicate information concerning a patient’s condition clearly.
• Displays initiative to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Must have reliable transportation and smartphone with adequate knowledge of smartphone capabilities.

Personal care including:

• Baths—bed, tub, shower
• Back rubs
• Oral hygiene
• Changing bed linen
• Assisting the patient with dressing and undressing
• Assisting with grooming—care of hair, including shampoo, shaving, the ordinary care of nails and skin care

• Assisting the patient with toileting activities
• Assisting in feeding the patient, if necessary
• Keeping patient’s living area clean and orderly

• Light housekeeping
• Making and changing beds
• Dusting, vacuuming and mopping the rooms used by patient
• Tidying the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom
• Shopping for patient if no other arrangement is possible
• Personal laundry of patient if no family member available or able

Prepares and serves nutritious meals. Assists the patient in moving from bed to chair, to wheelchair and in walking. Reports changes in the patient’s needs and condition to the supervising nurse. Keeps simple records. Performs incidental household tasks essential to the patient’s health needs. Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy services as ordered (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills/competency).

Records patient care activities daily. Participates in case conferences. Prioritizes work/care tasks to ensure all duties and patient visits are completed when assigned. Adheres to the Organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct. Participates in meetings as requested by the Clinical Director/Supervisor. Performs other duties as assigned.

Note:

Aides are never allowed to administer medications.

Driver’s License (Required)