Home Health Aid - Caregiver (HHA)

Company Overview:

Alvita Care is a mission-driven Home Healthcare & Personal Care Agency with four branches and over 500 caregivers. We provide relief and assurance to family members in the areas of In-Home Personal Care, Alzheimer's & Dementia Care, Palliative & Hospice Care, and Geriatric Care Management and have earned The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval. Alvita Care clients are all private-pay and we do not accept Medicare or Medicaid.

It is our mission to ensure our clients are happy, safe, well cared for, and above all treated with dignity and respect. Alvita is unique in its focus on the entire family unit, not just the senior with whose care we are entrusted. In addition, we differentiate ourselves from competitors through 24/7 availability (never through an answering service), guaranteed compatibility between client and caregiver, and RN oversite on every case.

Alvita is searching for compassionate and reliable certified Home Health Aides throughout both New York and New Jersey. Numerous client locations available making for an easy commute.

HHA Details:

• Weekly paycheck on Fridays (direct deposit, debit pay card or paper check)
• Medical / health benefits available*
• Sick time – up to 56 hours per year of sick time per year based on hours worked
• 401(k) with company match **
• Fast on-boarding process to get you working ASAP!
• Referral bonuses available!

If you are interested or curious about any job details, please apply or reach out directly to MaKayla McKee calling 914-228-5694 or emailing makayla.mckee@alvitacare.com.

Home health aides perform various functions as they strive to provide quality care and assistance to their patients. Here are major duties, tasks, and responsibilities commonly assigned to people who work as home health aides:

HHA Tasks & Duties:

• ADL's: Activities of Daily Living
• IADL's: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
• Offer personal care and assistance to patients following their care plan
• Help patients to get in and out of bed, and with ambulation
• Learn from health personnel and administer prescribed exercises to patients
• Prepare therapeutic diets and other meals and help patients to eat them
• Help patients in using urinals, bedpans, or commodes, or to the bathroom
• Provide domestic and house-hold services to enhance patients' self-care at home
• Assist patients in applying or taking self-administered medications
• Perform activities such as bladder hygiene care, changing colostomy bags, taking of non-sterile bowel and vital signs, and other activities taught by a healthcare professional
• Report to the case manager or supervising therapist or nurse observed changes in patient's needs and condition
• Document services performed or provided, as well as all communication with other healthcare service providers
• Take necessary action in case of emergency and quickly report case to the supervisor
• Adhere to agency policy and time limit, complete and submit daily progress notes, expense reports, time cards, schedule logs, and changes in schedule
• Take part in care coordination meetings
• Ensure assignments are well organized, planned, prioritized, and completed following agency guidelines
• Take part in departmental utilization review and quality assurance activities
• Establish relationships and trust with patients and their families.

HHA Qualifications:

• Must have valid HHA / CNA certificate
• Must have updated medicals/vaccinations or be willing to obtain
• Completed drug screen or completed Habituation Form
   

* Subject to one-year employment and 1,560 hours worked (30 hours / week average)

** - subject to one-year employment and 1,000 hours worked (20 hours/ week average)

• Reach out directly at (914)-228-5694 or makayla.mckee@alvitacare.com.