Certified Home Heath Aid- CHHA- Hospice

Preferred Care Health Centers; Old Bridge (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Care Health Centers in New Jersey is seeking a CHHA (Certified Home Health Aide) with hospice experience to join their dedicated team. The CHHA will provide quality care to patients in various settings, treating residents and families with compassion and dignity.

The ideal candidate will possess an HHA license in NJ, understand the hospice philosophy, and have at least one year of hospice experience. Responsibilities will include assisting with medication, personal care, and reporting patient condition changes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience working in hospice.
• Understanding of the hospice philosophy.
• HHA License in the state of NJ.

Responsibilities

• Assist with prescribed exercise and ROM activities.
• Provide assistance in toileting and transfer activities.
• Assist with personal hygiene, grooming, and skin care.
• Remind patients to take medication as per regulations.
• Assist with light housekeeping tasks.
• Feed and assist with meals.
• Obtain temperature, pulse, and respiration as supervised.
• Report changes in resident's condition to the Hospice Nurse.

Skills

HHA License in the state of NJ

Experience working in hospice

Dependable transportation

Job description

Swan Hospice is looking for CHHA (Certified Home Health 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

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