Home Health Aide (HHA) / CNA - La Porte, IN | Training Available

Job Description

Job Description

Home Health Aide (HHA) / CNA – La Porte, IN | Training Available

Elite Home Healthcare, LLC

HHA Training Available | Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities

Build Your Home Healthcare Career With Elite

Elite Home Healthcare, LLC is expanding our caregiver network throughout La Porte, LaPorte County, and surrounding Northwest Indiana communities .

We're looking to connect with Home Health Aides (HHAs), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), experienced caregivers, direct-care professionals, and individuals interested in training to become a Home Health Aide .

Already an HHA or CNA? We'd love to hear from you.

Interested in getting into healthcare but don't have HHA experience? We can help you get started. Elite offers Home Health Aide training opportunities for qualified candidates interested in entering the home healthcare field.

Whether you're an experienced caregiver, a CNA looking for a change from facility-based care, or someone interested in starting a new healthcare career, we encourage you to apply.

This is an ongoing recruiting opportunity to expand Elite's La Porte-area caregiver network. Patient assignments, schedules, and available hours vary based on patient needs and location.

Why Work With Elite Home Healthcare?

• Full-time and part-time opportunities based on patient needs
• Home Health Aide training opportunities available for qualified candidates
• One-on-one patient care in the patient's home
• Flexible scheduling based on available patient hours
• Opportunity for additional hours: HHAs and CNAs may have opportunities to pick up additional patient shifts based on availability, patient needs, and scheduling
• Overtime pay for eligible hours worked over 40 in a workweek
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible employees
• 401(k) benefits for eligible employees
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for eligible employees
• RN and clinical support
• Opportunities to work with additional patients as assignments become available

No HHA Experience? Training Opportunities Are Available.

You don't necessarily need previous Home Health Aide experience to apply.

Elite offers HHA training opportunities for qualified candidates interested in starting a career in home healthcare.

If you're dependable, compassionate, comfortable working one-on-one with patients, and interested in healthcare, we'd like to hear from you.

Eligible candidates must successfully complete applicable training, competency evaluation, registry, background, and employment requirements before independently providing patient care.

No HHA experience? Don't let that stop you from applying.

Who Should Apply?

We welcome applications from:

• Current Home Health Aides (HHAs)
• Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
• Experienced caregivers and home care professionals
• Direct-care professionals interested in home health
• CNAs interested in transitioning from facility-based care to one-on-one home care
• Individuals interested in training to become a Home Health Aide
• Candidates interested in starting a career in healthcare and patient care

What You'll Do

As an HHA or CNA with Elite Home Healthcare, you'll provide individualized care and support to patients in their homes according to each patient's Plan of Care and under appropriate clinical direction and supervision.

Depending on the patient's Plan of Care, your qualifications, demonstrated competency, and assigned responsibilities, duties may include:

• Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs), including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and personal hygiene
• Providing personal care and assistance with mobility, transfers, and positioning
• Performing assigned patient-care tasks within your demonstrated competency and authorized responsibilities
• Providing household services essential to the patient's health and safety
• Assisting with medications that are ordinarily self-administered when permitted by applicable requirements, the patient's Plan of Care, and Elite policy
• Observing patients for changes in condition, behavior, or needs and promptly reporting concerns to the supervising Registered Nurse
• Following each patient's individualized Plan of Care
• Accurately documenting care, services provided, and relevant observations
• Completing required visit documentation
• Following infection-control, patient-safety, and bloodborne-pathogen procedures
• Maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality
• Communicating effectively with patients, families, nurses, supervisors, and other members of the care team
• Participating in required training and continuing education

HHA / CNA Qualifications

Candidates must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Meet applicable Indiana requirements for the position and services being provided
• Maintain required certification and/or registry status, as applicable
• Successfully complete required training and competency evaluations before performing applicable patient-care responsibilities
• Demonstrate competency for assigned patient-care tasks
• Be able to read, understand, and follow a written Plan of Care
• Have strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Be dependable and committed to accepted patient schedules
• Complete applicable Elite Home Healthcare employment, screening, and compliance requirements before providing patient care

Already a CNA?

Bring your patient-care experience to home health.

If you're ready for a change from facility-based care, home health gives you the opportunity to provide one-on-one care and focus on the individual patient you're supporting rather than an entire floor or unit.

New to Healthcare?

You may still be a fit.

Qualified candidates interested in entering the field may be eligible for Home Health Aide training through Elite Home Healthcare .

We'll help eligible candidates understand the training and competency requirements needed to begin providing HHA services.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

Care is primarily provided in patients' homes.

Employees may encounter communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens, and other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and are required to follow applicable infection-control and safety procedures.

The position requires the physical ability to perform assigned patient-care responsibilities, including occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling of up to 50 pounds and safely assisting patients according to their Plan of Care.

Join Our La Porte & Northwest Indiana Caregiver Network

Elite is expanding its recruiting efforts throughout La Porte, Michigan City, Westville, New Carlisle, Rolling Prairie, Kingsbury, Kingsford Heights, and surrounding LaPorte County and Northwest Indiana communities within Elite's service area .

Whether you're searching for a Home Health Aide (HHA) job, CNA job, Certified Nursing Assistant position, caregiver job, home healthcare opportunity, entry-level healthcare career, or HHA training opportunity near La Porte, Indiana , we'd like to connect with you.

Apply today to join Elite Home Healthcare's La Porte-area caregiver network and be considered as patient assignments and available hours become available.