Home Health Aide
Downey, CaliforniaA critical member of our health care delivery team, KP Care at Home (KPCAH) clinicians help our members when they are at their most vulnerable. In this role, you’ll practice positive, compassionate care — working efficiently and safely. You’ll have the chance to immediately apply learnings to patient treatment while offering solutions to issues instead of contributing to issues. Our clinicians embody the KPCAH vision of providing world-class, high-quality care and support in the comfort of a familiar environment. This is an opportunity to show that you’re an effective healer, a highly adaptable team player, and an individual of impeccable integrity.
- Job Type: Full-time
- Job Level: Entry Level
- Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Success Profile
We’re looking for Care at Home clinicians who possess the following traits.
- Adaptable
- Collaborative
- Problem-Solver
- Team Player
- Sincere
- Responsible
Benefits
Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive in and beyond work.
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Medical, Vision & Dental
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Compensation
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Retirement Plans
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Professional Development
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Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave
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Health & Wellness Programs
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Work-Life Balance
Our Culture
Our values, who we are and what we stand for, are represented by three core pillars:
Commitment – We are deeply committed to our members, their health, dignity, safety, and their choice to receive care and support in their home.
Compassion – We provide compassionate care to our patients who need services, are recovering, or have chosen to age with dignity in their home.
Comfort – We take seriously our responsibility to comfort our patients and support their caregivers to safeguard the quality of life of our patients.
Professional Development
When you join our KPCAH clinician team, you’ll have many paths open to you to grow your skills and your career. Here are just a few:
- If you have an aptitude for training colleagues, you could grow into a role as a preceptor and eventually as a Staff Educator.
- If you’re interested in project management, performance improvement, or operational oversight, you could pursue opportunities as a Regional Consultant, Clinical Supervisor, or Quality Coordinator.
- If you have subject matter expertise in specialty care areas such as Wound Care and Telehealth, you could elevate your practice and share your expertise as a Regional Practice Leader.
- We aim to grow our clinicians to be leaders in their field. As such, we offer ongoing opportunities for specialized training and certifications that include, but are not limited to, Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Certification, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Certification, Lean Six Sigma Certification through Kaiser Permanente’s Improvement Advisor Program.
What our Employees Say
Carlos
RN
“I started my nursing career in 2010, at the time I did not know anything about hospice or palliative care. I can tell you now that working as a hospice nurse has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life — I wouldn’t change it in a million years. I have been very blessed to be able to care for my patients and family members throughout these difficult times during the end-of-life process. As a hospice nurse, I appreciate that being able to treat them as family is something that aligns with the Kaiser Permanente core values.”
Becky
PT, Riverside
“It’s humbling to be able to work with people during some of their toughest days. Being a home health physical therapist for Kaiser Permanente gives me opportunities to connect with members and their family to improve their mobility. It is a rewarding experience to be able to help someone improve their overall health at home.”
Jennifer
PTA, Riverside
“I’m proud to assist patients in a unique setting within Kaiser Permanente health care — at a patient’s home. I can work with them in their own environment to address their specific needs during their physical rehabilitation. Being a part of Kaiser Permanente’s home care rehab team that delivers the highest quality care and compassion is an honor and I look forward to the rest of my career here.”
Ali
PT, San Diego
“I love being a part of the dedicated team at KP Care at Home. We’re a home health agency that exemplifies the high-quality care our communities deserve. We pride ourselves on extending Kaiser Permanente's incredible care into the home and to optimize recovery in one's comfortable surroundings. As a caring and compassionate person, KP Care at Home has supported me in being the best for my patients.”
Michelle
LVN
“Having been in health care for over 17 years in the home care setting, one thing that stands out in working for KP Care at Home is the ability to grow within the team. I love being able to hone in and master your skills and building such a great support system with colleagues. Teamwork is what makes an entity function like a well-oiled machine, and I’m proud to say that we have that in this team.”
Home Health Aide
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The Home Health Aide shall be employed to provide limited nursing and/or related services in the home, consistent with training, with California State Certification, and with the Federal Code Regulations, Title 20 SSA Aide provides personal, environmental and nutritional services under the orders of a physician and with appropriate supervision by a registered professional nurse.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
- Assists patient with transfers, ambulation, exercises, and prescribed rehabilitation techniques.
- Helps patient with bathroom or bedpan use.
- Provides such incidental household or environmental services as are essential to the patients' health care at home.
- This may include doing the patients personal laundry, keeping bedroom and kitchen in order and reasonably clean. (No general housecleaning)
- Prepares some meals or special diets and may prepare food for the patient's consumption between visits.
- Enlists and coordinates assistance of friends or family members and encourages the patient to become increasingly self-reliant when possible.
- Reports to supervisory Registered Nurse all changes in the patient's condition or family situation.
- Participates in team conferences.
- Maintain records related to job responsibilities.
- Other appropriate duties consistent with the individuals experience which, in the opinion of the physician and the Home Health Team, would improve the quality of patient care and Aide satisfaction.
- These duties may include assistance with administration of medications ordinarily self-administered that have been specifically ordered by the physician.
- Would be limited to those medications and patients specifically delegated by the registered nurse to the aide.
- The Home Health Aide will not apply any topical medications without a physician's order and specific delegation by the RN to the aide.
- The Home Health Aide may carry out a digital rectal examination for the purpose of removing fecal impactions with an order from MD/RN.
- Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
- Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
- Minimum two (2) years experience as a Home Health Aide in Home Health Agency or new grad from a State Certified Home Health Aide Training Program with a minimum of one (1) year CNA experience.
- N/A
- Driver's License (California)
- Home Health Aide Certificate (California)
- Must attach a current CQA driver record information sheet, obtained within the last month.
- During the two-year period immediately preceding the data of application, must have a driving record, which is free of incidents involving the applicant's negligence.
- Also free of citations with forfeit for bail for driving while under the influence of drugs or reckless driving.
- Driving record must not reflect more than two moving violations during the same two-year period.
- License and driving record will be verified.
- Alternating weekends, may cross cover service areas and service lines on voluntary basis
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
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