Home Health Aide, Binghamton, NY area

United Health Services is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide to join our Twin Tier Home Health Department in Binghamton, NY. This is a traveling, Home Health Aide position. The Home Health Aide provides personal care and expanded scope of task activities to patients under the direction of the United Health Services Home Care Registered Professional Nurse. This is a BENEFITS-ELIGIBLE/Full Time position.

Shift: Days
Hours per week: 37.5
Salary range: $16.50 +/hour, depending on experience

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Home Health Aide Overview

The Home Health Aid provides rehabilitative exercises under the supervision of a UHS Home Care Rehabilitation Therapist. Reports to Home Health Aide Supervisor for guidance and assignment and to UHS Home Care Registered Professional Nurses for supervision of patient care. The Home Health Aide will need reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license to travel to patients homes as directed throughout the day.

Home Health Aide Key Responsibilities and Expectations

• Provides patient care in accordance with NYS Department of Health Guidelines, under the supervision of the registered nurse and in accordance with agency policies.
• Facilitates patient self-care to encourage optimal independence.
• Promotes a clean and safe home environment.
• Provides care following infection control principles and reinforces infection control teaching under the guidance of Agency Case Managers.
• Prepares meals using the principles of good nutrition and modifies diet, as directed by the Case Manager.
• Records patient status observations, as outlined on the Home Health Aide plan of care.
• Reports immediately to the Case Manager; or in his/her absence, the Supervisor; any changes in the patient's condition.
• Makes suggestions to professional staff that contribute to improvement in the quality and continuity of patient care.
• Assumes responsibility for completion of all documentation, according to agency standards.
• Demonstrate commitment to organizational Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation

Position Qualifications

Minimum:

• Completion of NYSDHD approved training program for certified Home Health Aide.
• NY State Drivers License
• Dependable transportation

Preferred:

• Experience as a certified Home Health Aide desirable.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)

Employee Benefits at United Health Services

When you work at United Health Services, you become part of our family. We’re proud to offer competitive benefits and compensation to our employees who make an impact every day.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Voluntary benefits, including cancer, pet, and life insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match model
• Immediate accrual of paid time off
• Wellness program rewards and insurance discounts
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) counseling and concierge services
• Free, extensive online training through HealthStream

About United Health Services

United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.

United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.

About New York’s Southern Tier

As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada.

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United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer.

United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.