HHA - Home Health Aide - Hospice & Personal Care in Medina

We’re hiring dedicated, dependable Home Health Aides (HHA) and Caregivers for permanent, ongoing positions – not PRN or occasional work. This role is ideal for caregivers who want steady, meaningful engagement with clients and are ready to take on consistent daily shifts providing full assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for a client on Hospice services who is actively dying
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This position offers the following scheduled shifts
: 9:00am - 11:00am, Monday through Saturday, and 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Monday through Thursday. Our 24/7 support model ensures you’re never alone in the field and always backed by a responsive, reliable office team. We’re looking for caregivers who bring both flexibility and true commitment – individuals who take pride in delivering high‑quality, compassionate end‑of‑life care and who thrive when building long‑term, trusting relationships with the clients they serve.

• Provide full assistance with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Support the client’s mobility and safe transfers as needed.
• Assist with feeding, repositioning, and comfort measures in alignment with hospice care plans.
• Offer emotional support and companionship to the client and family during end‑of‑life care.
• Monitor and report changes in the client’s condition to supervisors, hospice nurses, or case managers.
• Follow the hospice care plan closely and communicate regularly with the care team.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for the client.
• Provide care with compassion, dignity, and respect, prioritizing the client’s comfort and quality of life.
• Adhere to the policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency of employment.
• Adhere to HIPAA laws and ensure confidentiality and security of the client’s medical information.
• Provide client‑facing care as assigned, including:
  • Feeding, meal preparation, linen changes, light housekeeping, transportation to doctor appointments, outdoor activities, and shopping.
  • Companionship, personal and hygiene care as directed, including bathing, grooming, oral care, dressing, and toileting.
  • Assist clients with active and passive mobility work defined by the plan of care, documenting observed changes to the Director of Nursing.
• Assist with various office and administrative tasks, including:
  • Participate in office and field on‑call as needed.
  • Assist the scheduling team in assessing staff competency to promote quality, continuity, and safety of care.
  • Train and educate field staff as needed to ensure services meet brand standards.
  • Complete new caregiver introductions for home care cases and staffing clients.
  • Participate in the intake of new clients and onboarding of new employees.
  • Assist office staff with coordinating and executing employee and client appreciation activities throughout the year.
  • Assist the office and staff with other duties as needed.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum one (1) year of documented home care assistance and/or direct care experience at an assisted living or skilled nursing facility is preferred.
• Preferred:
  Successful completion of a nursing assistant or certified home health aide program.
• Certified CPR and negative TB skin test or chest x‑ray.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance (proof of insurance required).
• Must be able to stand, walk, squat, bend, kneel, reach, twist, push, and pull. Varied assistance is required depending on client mobility. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Self‑directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Ability to adhere to HIPAA and ensure confidentiality and security of the client’s medical information.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English and communicate effectively.
• Up‑to‑date vaccinations including COVID‑19, Influenza, and Hepatitis
  
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• Ability to travel within Northeast Ohio territory, up to 60 miles from Middleburg Heights in some cases.
• Must have flexible availability Monday through Friday and some weekends.

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