How to hire a nurse's companion

How to hire a nurse's companion, step by step

Here's a step-by-step nurse's companion hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a nurse's companion job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new nurse's companion
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the nurse's companion you need to hire. Certain nurse's companion roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect nurse's companion also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents nurse's companion salaries for various positions.

   Type of Nurse's Companion	Description	Hourly rate
   Nurse's Companion	Home health aides help people with disabilities, chronic illness, or cognitive impairment with activities of daily living. They often help older adults who need assistance... Show more	$10-21
   Hospitality Aide	A hospitality aide is responsible for providing the highest customer service for customers in various establishment operations. Hospitality aides assist the customers' needs, responding to their inquiries and concerns about the services the organization offers and resolving complaints immediately... Show more	$8-16
   Health Aide	A health aide is responsible for providing care and assistance to patients in medical facilities, care centers, and even at home. They typically help patients by administering medicines, monitoring their blood pressure and vital signs, facilitating exercises, preparing meals, providing emotional support, and assisting them in performing hygienic tasks such as bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, and going to the toilet... Show more	$11-18

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Companionship
   • CNAs
   • Patient Care
   • Administer Medications
   • Emotional Support

   Responsibilities:

   • Alert and assist RNs and CNAs when appropriate.
   • Help residents with bathing, dressing housework, companionship, going to appointments and helping with getting groceries.
   • Develop and maintain effective relationships with patients, family members, and staff through effective and timely communication.
   • Present peer to peer health education and provide administrative support to student health center including filing medical records using HIPPA compliant procedures

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your nurse's companion job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A nurse's companion salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, nurse's companions' average salary in alabama is 48% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level nurse's companions earn 51% less than senior-level nurse's companions.
   • Certifications. A nurse's companion with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a nurse's companion's salary.

   Average nurse's companion salary

   $15.49hourly

   $32,223 yearly

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   Entry-level nurse's companion salary

   $22,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

4. Writing a nurse's companion job description

   A job description for a nurse's companion role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a nurse's companion job description:

   Nurse's companion job description example

   The MetroHealth System, Cuyahoga County’s public health system, and its staff of nearly 8,000 provides care at MetroHealth’s four hospitals, four emergency departments and more than 20 health centers and 40 additional sites throughout Cuyahoga County. The health system is home to Cuyahoga County’s most experienced Level I Adult Trauma Center, verified since 1992, and Ohio’s only adult and pediatric trauma and burn center. As an academic medical center, MetroHealth is committed to teaching and research. Each active staff physician holds a faculty appointment at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Our main campus hospital houses a Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school of science and health. The MetroHealth System is committed to creating a healthier community.
   **Job Summary:**
   Under the direction of the Nurse Manager or assigned Registered Nurse, provides various patient care duties for the rehabilitation patient. Assist with activities of daily living, direct patients in activities that support the rehabilitation plan, and document in patient Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Delivers and assists with patient meal services, stocking supplies, patient transport, messenger functions, and cleaning. Ensures compliance with all safety, sanitation, and quality control requirements. Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The MetroHealth System.
   **Qualifications:**
   Required:
   HS Diploma or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
   Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) or obtains within 90 days of hire.
   Recent experience as a Nurse Aide or Home Health Aide
   Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
   Basic computer skills to document observations electronically.
   Ability to read and write in English.
   Ability to communicate well with patients and staff.
   Ability to maintain confidentiality.
   Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
   Preferred :
   1-year experience working with brain-injured patients and cognitively impaired patients.
   Recent graduate of Nurse Aide, Home Health Aide, or STNA.
   Physical Requirements:
   May sit, stand, stoop, bend, and ambulate intermittently during the day.
   May need to sit or stand for extended periods.
   See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
   Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
   Ability to lift 250-300 pounds with assistance.
   Ability to push/pull up to 500 pounds with assistance.
   Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
   Requires some exposure to chemicals.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right nurse's companion for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with nurse's companions they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit nurse's companions who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your nurse's companion job on Zippia to find and recruit nurse's companion candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit nurse's companions, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new nurse's companion

   Once you've decided on a perfect nurse's companion candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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