Home Care Nursing Assistant Metro

Department: Home Care

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Contract: Non-Union-NCT

Weekend Rotation: Occasional

Job Profile Summary: Have time to make a difference. In this role, you will receive comprehensive training, ensuring you feel confident with skills, and are well-supported working with an experienced team. Flexibility in schedules will provide a real work-life balance.

Job Description:

The Home Health Aide provides routine, individualized personal cares to Home Health, Hospice and Residential Hospice patients. Monitors and reports changes in patient health status to Case Manager. Also assists with basic residential household activities.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides safe, competent cares to patients to include bathing, skin care, feeding assistance and assistance with bowel programs, simple wound cares, range of motion (ROM) and exercise programs and residential household activities.
• Delivers care that meets or exceeds patient expectations based on patient/family feedback.
• Communicates effectively in a way that contributes to quality patient care and cohesiveness of care delivery team.
• Documents all patient visits to reflect cares given during the visit or shift, patient response and safety interventions that are in place.
• Communicates all changes in patient condition, updates or symptom management concerns to supervising clinician.
• Attends all staff meetings or home health aide meetings on a regular basis.
• Completes and closes all patient documentation within 24 hours of patient visit and completes all activity logs weekly.
• Completes agency, state and federal regulatory requirements for continuing education.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description
• 0 to 2 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 2 to 5 years as a Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant - MN Nursing Assistant Registry required
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 120 Days
• Valid Driver's License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver's license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment (not required for those working at Wedum Residential Hospice)

Physical Demands

• Medium Work:
• Lifting weight up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 25 lbs. frequently

Additional Job Description:

**$1,000 Starting bonus for eligible external talent**

• Full time position (80 hours every two-week pay period)
• 8-hour, day shifts
• Occasional weekends - Approximately every ten weeks - with occasional frequency adjustments
• Position will travel to patient homes - mileage reimbursement provided

Pay Range:

Pay Range: $19.18 to $26.12 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefit Summary:

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That's why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes up to $100 in well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) - voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.