Certified Home Heath Aid- CHHA- Hospice FLINT, MI

Preferred Care Health Centers; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Care Health Centers in Flint, Michigan, is looking for a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) to join their team. This position offers both full-time and part-time opportunities. You will provide compassionate hospice care to patients in various settings, emphasizing kindness and dignity.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring health, and communicating changes in patient conditions. Applicants must have an HHA License in Michigan and at least one year of hospice experience.

Qualifications

• Must possess a HHA License in Michigan.
• Experience working in hospice for at least one year is required.
• Must have dependable transportation for commuting.

Responsibilities

• Assist with prescribed exercise and ROM activities.
• Provide assistance in toileting and transfer activities.
• Help with personal hygiene, grooming, and skincare.
• Remind patients to take medication as needed.
• Assist with light housekeeping and laundry duties.
• Feed and assist patients during meal times.
• Monitor vital signs and report any changes to the Hospice Nurse.

Skills

HHA License in the state of MI

Understanding of hospice philosophy

Dependable transportation

Job description

Swan Hospice is looking for CHHA ( Certified Home Health Aide ) with Hospice experience to join our team. Full/Part time.

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.

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.

Qualifications

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