Certified Home Health Aid

Preferred Care Health Centers; New Jersey; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Swan Hospice is seeking a CHHA with hospice experience to join our care team in New Jersey. You will provide compassionate home health assistance in private homes, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities, under the supervision of the Hospice Nurse.

Ideal candidates hold a NJ HHA license, have at least one year in hospice, and possess reliable transportation. Join us to support residents with dignity and respect in a supportive, patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• HHA license in NJ is required.
• Minimum of one year hospice experience.
• Commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Assists with prescribed exercise and ROM activities as taught by the Hospice Nurse.
• Provides assistance in toileting, positioning and transfer for bed-bound residents.
• Provides or assists in ADL activities; personal hygiene, grooming, mouth, skin care and nails.
• Assists or reminds the patient to take medications, in compliance with regulations of appropriate regulatory and accrediting bodies.
• Assists with light housekeeping of individual's personal unit or room, including changing of bed linen, if needed and patient laundry.
• Feeds and assists with meals.
• Obtains temperature, pulse and respiration as supervised by the Hospice Nurse.
• Reports any changes in resident's/patient's condition to the Hospice Nurse and, if in a facility, to the facility nurse and documents the information , including the date and time of the report and the person receiving the information.

Education

HHA License NJ

Job description

Swan Hospice is looking for CHHA ( Certified Home Heath Aid ) with Hospice experience to join our team.

We provide quality hospice care to patients in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and in private homes. We treat residents, families and loved ones with kindness, respect, compassion and dignity. We have a comprehensive team that can provide support and stability to residents and staff.

Job Responsibilities

• Assists with the prescribed exercise and ROM activities which the resident/patient and Hospice aide have been taught by the Hospice Nurse.
• Provides assistance in toileting; positioning and transfer activities, frequent turning and positioning of a bed bound resident/patient.
• Provides or assists in ADL activities; personal hygiene, grooming, mouth, skin care and nails.
• Assists or reminds the patient to take medication, in compliance with regulations of appropriate regulatory and accrediting bodies.
• Assists with light housekeeping of individual's personal unit or room, including changing of bed linen, if needed and patient laundry.
• Feeds and assists with meals.
• Obtains temperature, pulse and respiration as supervised by the Hospice Nurse.
• Reports any changes in resident's/patient's condition to the Hospice Nurse and, if in a facility, to the facility nurse and documents the information , including the date and time of the report and the person receiving the information.

Ideal candidates will have:

• HHA License in the state of NJ
• Understands the hospice philosophy
• Minimum of one year experience working in hospice
• Dependable transportation