Home Health Aide (HHA)

VITAS Healthcare

Torrance, California

You'll give personal care to hospice patients, supplementing care from family and other caregivers.

Eligibility: Hospice & Palliative MedicineEnd-of-life care

Posted Jun 24

Unit and setting: Home Health to provide personal care and services to hospice patientshospice patients
License: CNA license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

Certification: Completed HHA competency evaluation program
Also asks: Meets federal Home Health Aide personnel qualifications
Also asks: 75 hours of documented HHA training
Also asks: Able to read, write, and follow directions Home Health Aide (HHA) has the ability to read, write, and carry out directions.

Preferred

Also asks: High school diploma or equivalent High School graduate or equivalent preferred.

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What it pays

Benefits

BenefitsCompetitive compensationCompetitive compensation
BenefitsHealth, dental, vision, life and disability insuranceHealth, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
BenefitsPre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accountsPre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
BenefitsLife insuranceLife insurance
Benefits401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
BenefitsCancer and/or critical illness benefitCancer and/or critical illness benefit

More benefits (11)

BenefitsTuition ReimbursementTuition Reimbursement
BenefitsPaid Time OffPaid Time Off
BenefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramEmployee Assistance Program
BenefitsLegal InsuranceLegal Insurance
BenefitsRoadside AssistanceRoadside Assistance
BenefitsAffinity ProgramAffinity Program
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Flexible spending account
Disability insurance
Vision insurance

The role and schedule

Not in this role: Charge shifts
Day to day: helping patients with personal hygiene Home Health Aide (HHA) helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene.
Day to day: Plans and prepares meals; feeds or assists with feeding the patient when needed, as part of assignments that may include these tasks
Day to day: helping patients walk Home Health Aide (HHA) assists the patient ambulation.
Day to day: helping with walkers and wheelchairs assist with the use of a walker or wheelchair
Day to day: helping with colostomy bag changes assist with the change of the colostomy bag
Day to day: reinforcing dressings reinforcement of a dressing
Day to day: range-of-motion exercises assist with prescribed range of motion exercises
Day to day: measuring fluid intake and output measure intake and output of fluids
Day to day: helping with self-administered medications assist with medications that are ordinarily self-administered
Day to day: taking temperature, pulse and respiration Home Health Aide (HHA) reads and records temperature, pulse and respiration.
Day to day: lifting and transferring patients Assist in lifting and transferring patients, as required.
Day to day: emotional support for patient and family Home Health Aide (HHA) provides simple emotional and psychological support to the patient, family, and other caregivers.
Day to day: teaching basic personal care to caregivers Home Health Aide (HHA) teaches basic personal care to the primary caregiver.
Travel: Travel as the job requires Home Health Aide (HHA) has the ability to travel per job requirements.
Details: Phone available in the home Home Health Aide (HHA) has a telephone available in home.
Details: Never assigned to institutional settings Be assigned by VITAS to any institutional setting.
Details: Does not give medications Administer medications.
Details: Does not suction patients Suction a patient.
Details: Lift over 20 pounds Lift objects in excess of 20 pounds
Details: Stand or walk over one hour per day Stand or walk in excess of one hour per day
Details: Sit, stoop, kneel and crouch The Home Health Aide (HHA) will be required to sit and stoop, kneel, and crouch.

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The VITAS Home Health Aide (HHA) is a non-exempt employee, who is trained to provide personal care and services to hospice patients to augment care given by family members or other caregivers. Salary Range: $21 - $25 / Hour

Assigned job responsibilities

Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment. Home Health Aide (HHA) assignments may include:

Home Health Aide (HHA) helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene. Home Health Aide (HHA) plans and prepare meals. Feeds or assist with feeding the patient when needed.

Home Health Aide (HHA) assists the patient ambulation. Home Health Aide (HHA) assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician, and taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient including: assist with the change of the colostomy bag; assist with the use of a walker or wheelchair; reinforcement of a dressing; assist with prescribed range of motion exercises; assist with prescribed ice cap or collar; measure intake and output of fluids; and assist with medications that are ordinarily self-administered. Home Health Aide (HHA) reads and records temperature, pulse and respiration.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE HOME HEALTH AIDE (HHA) NOT INCLUDED IN A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT MAY INCLUDE:

Home Health Aide (HHA) assists in maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Home Health Aide (HHA) promotes the patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest. Home Health Aide (HHA) provides simple emotional and psychological support to the patient, family, and other caregivers. Home Health Aide (HHA) reports any changes in the patient’s mental or physical condition or home situation to the VITAS Nurse and members of the interdisciplinary team. Home Health Aide (HHA) teaches basic personal care to the primary caregiver. Home Health Aide (HHA) practices basic infection control measur

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In Torrance, CA

Torrance, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% above the US average

Median rent: $2,280/mo
Household income: $116,217/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Torrance, CA

NeighborhoodsNurses and other in-city workers are steered toward North or Central Torrance for 405/110 freeway access; Old Torrance (downtown/Civic Center) is the walkable Craftsman-home core, typically cited around $800K–$1.3M. Hollywood Riviera is the coastal premium pocket ($1.2M–$2M+) with the shortest hops toward Redondo/Northrop; Walteria sits about $750K–$1.1M, and South Torrance (Seaside, Seaside Heights, Seaside Village, Seaside Ranchos, Southwood) is the quieter bungalow/ranch belt around $700K–$1M. West Torrance around Palo Verde has larger yards near Del Amo Fashion Center and South Bay Galleria; North Torrance along the West Carson/Plaza del Amo corridor has newer single-family homes and townhomes and is called relatively more affordable than the beach cities. Reddit’s more eclectic alternative, if Torrance feels too suburban, is San Pedro.

Nurses and other in-city workers are steered toward North or Central Torrance for 405/110 freeway access; Old Torrance (downtown/Civic Center) is the walkable Craftsman-home core, typically cited around $800K–$1.3M. Hollywood Riviera is the coastal premium pocket ($1.2M–$2M+) with the shortest hops toward Redondo/Northrop; Walteria sits about $750K–$1.1M, and South Torrance (Seaside, Seaside Heights, Seaside Village, Seaside Ranchos, Southwood) is the quieter bungalow/ranch belt around $700K–$1M. West Torrance around Palo Verde has larger yards near Del Amo Fashion Center and South Bay Galleria; North Torrance along the West Carson/Plaza del Amo corridor has newer single-family homes and townhomes and is called relatively more affordable than the beach cities. Reddit’s more eclectic alternative, if Torrance feels too suburban, is San Pedro.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: propertycove.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: securespace.com

Getting aroundCitywide average commute is about 23.4 minutes; sources do not name hospital campuses, but intra-Torrance drives to ZIP 90501 (central/downtown) are typically 5–10 minutes from Old Torrance, 5–15 from South Torrance, and 10–20 from North or West Torrance on surface streets. Morning 7:00–8:00 a.m. is described as moderate; 8:00–9:00 a.m. is peak on the 405, and evenings slow 4:30–6:00 p.m. near the 405/105 interchange, though many South Bay trips run against downtown-L.A. inbound flow. HOV lanes on the 405 (Torrance–El Segundo/Hawthorne), 105, and 110 can cut 10–15 minutes for carpoolers; Metro C Line (Green Line) reaches nearby aerospace/LAX-area jobs, and the South Bay Bicycle Trail/Strand follows the coast. Most residents still drive; parking and hospital-garage specifics are not covered.

Citywide average commute is about 23.4 minutes; sources do not name hospital campuses, but intra-Torrance drives to ZIP 90501 (central/downtown) are typically 5–10 minutes from Old Torrance, 5–15 from South Torrance, and 10–20 from North or West Torrance on surface streets. Morning 7:00–8:00 a.m. is described as moderate; 8:00–9:00 a.m. is peak on the 405, and evenings slow 4:30–6:00 p.m. near the 405/105 interchange, though many South Bay trips run against downtown-L.A. inbound flow.

HOV lanes on the 405 (Torrance–El Segundo/Hawthorne), 105, and 110 can cut 10–15 minutes for carpoolers; Metro C Line (Green Line) reaches nearby aerospace/LAX-area jobs, and the South Bay Bicycle Trail/Strand follows the coast. Most residents still drive; parking and hospital-garage specifics are not covered.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: propertycove.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: homes.com

OutdoorsTorrance Beach is a 1.5-mile, 40-acre stretch locals and guides call uncrowded next to Redondo/Hermosa; The Strand (South Bay Bicycle Trail) starts here and runs 22 miles to Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades (one guide says through to Malibu). There are no bike rentals in Torrance itself—bring a bike or rent in Redondo Beach (Pedgro is named for e-bikes). Madrona Marsh Preserve is a one-mile trail through one of L.A. County’s last vernal freshwater marshes, with a nature center (exhibits, live snakes and turtles) across the street. Hickory Park’s rocket-ship playground and South Torrance’s Delthorne Park are the named neighborhood parks; South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula holds more than 2,500 plant species. Inland Torrance can run hot while the coast stays milder; sun is treated as a year-round given.

Torrance Beach is a 1.5-mile, 40-acre stretch locals and guides call uncrowded next to Redondo/Hermosa; The Strand (South Bay Bicycle Trail) starts here and runs 22 miles to Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades (one guide says through to Malibu). There are no bike rentals in Torrance itself—bring a bike or rent in Redondo Beach (Pedgro is named for e-bikes).

Madrona Marsh Preserve is a one-mile trail through one of L.A. County’s last vernal freshwater marshes, with a nature center (exhibits, live snakes and turtles) across the street. Hickory Park’s rocket-ship playground and South Torrance’s Delthorne Park are the named neighborhood parks; South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula holds more than 2,500 plant species.

Inland Torrance can run hot while the coast stays milder; sun is treated as a year-round given.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: discovertorrance.com Source 2: nobackhome.com Source 3: californiathroughmylens.com Source 4: homes.com

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Living in Torrance

Torrance is the South Bay’s large, Japanese-American-rooted city that quietly owns a 1.5-mile, 40-acre beach and the southern start of The Strand, the 22-mile coastal path toward Santa Monica. Unlike Hermosa or Manhattan, the sand is often uncrowded; unlike a pure suburb, Old Torrance still has Craftsman downtown, 10 craft breweries (Smog City, Monkish, HopSaint), King’s Hawaiian Bakery, and 400-plus restaurants. Nurses typically choose North or Central Torrance for 405/110 access, Old Torrance for a 5–10 minute hop to ZIP 90501, or South Torrance, Walteria, and Palo Verde for bungalows, yards, and Torrance Unified (West High, Torrance High, Walteria Elementary—verify boundaries). Median homes sit around $1.0 million (about $700K in South Torrance to $1.2M–$2M+ in Hollywood Riviera) and median rent about $1,980–$2,132, so housing will dominate an $80k–$150k budget. Average commute is 23.4 minutes and often runs against downtown L.A. traffic, with 405 peak 8–9 a.m.; you will still drive. Tradeoffs: thinner singles nightlife than Redondo, a 42.9 median age, and a 1.2/10 housing-value score—offset by year-round outdoor weather, Madrona Marsh, Honda and Toyota car culture, and being about 15 minutes from LAX.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: homes.com Source 3: propertycove.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: discovertorrance.com Source 6: nobackhome.com Source 7: californiathroughmylens.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: securespace.com

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Torrance, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.