Certified Home Heath Aid- CHHA- Hospice

Preferred Care Health Centers; Plainfield (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Care Health Centers in Plainfield, NJ, is seeking a CHHA (Certified Home Health Aid) with hospice experience to join our dedicated team. The role involves providing quality hospice care to patients in various settings, including skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

Ideal candidates must hold an HHA License in NJ and have a minimum of one year of hospice experience. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring patient conditions, and ensuring compassionate care for residents and families.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assists with prescribed exercise and activities as taught by the hospice nurse.
• Provides assistance in toileting, transfer activities, and personal hygiene.
• Reports any changes in the patient's condition to the hospice nurse.

Skills

HHA License in the state of NJ

Understanding of hospice philosophy

Experience working in hospice

Dependable transportation

Job description

Swan Hospice is looking for a 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.