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Direct Care Worker

BAYADA Home Health Care

Discover Rewarding Work as a Direct Care Worker (HHA)


Are you looking for a meaningful career, where you can make a difference in the lives of others-and yours as well?


At BAYADA, we seek people who share our passion for caring and are committed to helping people live their best lives at home. As a member of our personal care and companionship team, you will do truly meaningful work-and be valued, respected, and heard. While you support clients one-on-one with activities of daily living, we'll support you with training, flexibility, and a team dedicated to creating a great employee experience. We are currently recruiting for a Home Health Aides (HHA), Direct Care Workers (DCW), and Personal Care Aides (PCA) and Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) to reliably serve our home care clients.

Blairsville

Johnstown

Indiana

Altoona

Somerset

Blacklick

What you'll do:
  • Following a written plan of care by a registered nurse, you'll provide personal care services, household support, and companion care (homemaker) services to help adults stay safe and independent at home.
As a BAYADA Direct Care Worker, you'll have the opportunity to develop close relationships with your clients while you help them with:
  • Activities of daily living: bathing, grooming, toileting, nail care, etc.
  • Household support: light housekeeping, laundry, bed making etc.
  • Meal preparation and feeding
  • Range of motion/exercises
  • Assisting with ambulation (Transfers/use of mechanical lifting devices)
  • Medication reminders
What makes you a great candidate:
  • Previous home health care or patient care welcomed, but not required. We will train you.
  • A passion for caregiving and a desire to help others.
  • A commitment to being present and providing quality care.
  • Empathy, patience, kindness, and respect.
  • Ability to travel to clients' homes as assigned.
  • The commitment to deliver patient care as you would want those you love to be treated, with compassion, excellence, and reliability - The BAYADA Way.
Why you'll love what you do at BAYADA

As a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization, we are committed to providing patients with the highest-quality care, enabling them to live safely at home with comfort, independence, and dignity. And we are just as dedicated to your satisfaction and success. 89% of employees say they are proud to work for BAYADA!


As a BAYADA Direct Care Worker, you'll enjoy:
  • 24/7 clinical support
  • Weekly pay
  • Being part of a larger care team so you'll never feel alone.
  • Flexible schedules for work/life balance: full-time, part-time, per-diem, and on-call.
  • Short commute times - we try to match you to opportunities near you
  • One-on-one patient care
  • A stable work environment-we have been serving clients since 1975!
  • PTO and benefits offerings as eligible
  • Career advancement support including ongoing training and scholarships
  • The highest safety standards

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.
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