Certified Home Heath Aid- CHHA- Hospice

Preferred Care Health Centers; Neptune Township (NJ); In loco; USD 22.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

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Swan Hospice is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) with hospice experience to join our compassionate care team. You will provide in-home support to patients in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and private homes, assisting with ADLs, comfort, and dignity while coordinating with the Hospice Nurse.

Ideal candidates hold NJ CHHA license, understand the hospice philosophy, have a minimum of one year of hospice experience, dependable transportation, and a strong

Competenze

• HHA license in NJ is required.
• Hospice philosophy understanding.
• Minimum of one year hospice experience.
• Dependable transportation to visit patients at various sites.

Mansioni

• Assists with prescribed exercises and ROM activities under supervision.
• Provides assistance in toileting, positioning and transfers.
• Assists with ADL activities including grooming, hygiene, and nails.
• Reminds and assists patients with medications as directed by nurse.
• Assists with light housekeeping of patient unit and laundry as needed.
• Feeds and assists with meals.
• Obtains temperature, pulse and respiration as supervised by the Hospice Nurse.
• Reports changes in patient condition to the Hospice Nurse and documents appropriately.

Conoscenze

HHA license

Hospice experience

Compassionate care

Dependable transportation

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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