Hospice CHHA: Compassionate Home Care Pro

Swan Hospice; Middlesex (NJ); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Swan Hospice is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) with hospice experience to join our team in New Jersey. The role focuses on compassionate, patient-centered care in homes and facilities, following hospice guidelines and collaborating with nurses and the care team.

Ideal candidates hold a NJ CHHA license, have at least one year of hospice experience, dependable transportation, and a strong understanding of hospice philosophy.

Qualifications

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

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.

Education

HHA License in NJ

Job description

Swan Hospice is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) with hospice experience to join our team in New Jersey. The role focuses on compassionate, patient-centered care in homes and facilities, following hospice guidelines and collaborating with nurses and the care team.

Ideal candidates hold a NJ CHHA license, have at least one year of hospice experience, dependable transportation, and a strong understanding of hospice philosophy.