Pennsville Salem CHHA Certified Home Health Aide

Care Right There; Pennsville Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Certified Home Health Aide to provide essential personal care and homemaking services to patients in their homes. This role involves assisting with daily living activities, meal preparation, and promoting patient independence while ensuring a safe environment. The ideal candidate will have a caring attitude, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals. Join a supportive team that values your contributions and offers opportunities for advancement, flexible scheduling, and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Credit repair and building services

Weekly Pay

Paid Mileage

AFLAC

Retirement Plan

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Must have completed a homemaker home health aide training program approved by the NJ Board of Nursing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and family members.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care and homemaking services essential to the patient’s health care.
• Assists patients with ambulation and physical therapy exercises.
• Reports any changes in the patient’s condition to the staff nurse.

Skills

Communication skills

Light housekeeping skills

Cooking

Cleaning

Shopping

Education

High school diploma or GED

Certified Home Health Aide training

CPR certification

Job description

Benefits:

• Credit repair and building services
• Weekly Pay
• Paid Mileage
• AFLAC
• Retirement Plan
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) provides personal care and homemaking services essential to the patient’s health care and comfort at home under the direction, instruction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, including companionship, errands, laundry, meal planning and preparation, serving meals and assisting the patient with ADLs. Services are provided within the client’s home, hospital, and/or long term care facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Follows the plan of care to provide safe, competent care to the patient.
• Helps the patient to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in maintaining a healthy, safe environment.
• Plans and prepares nutritious meals, markets when instructed to do so by the nurse.
• Assists the patient with ambulation as ordered by the physician and approved and supervised by the nurse.
• Assists with physical therapy exercises.
• Encourages the patient to become as independent as possible according to the nursing care plan
• Attempts to promote patient’s mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest
• Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the patient and other members of the household and establishes a relationship with patient and family, which transmit trust and confidentiality.
• Immediately reports any change in the patient’s mental or physical condition or in-home situation to the staff nurse, or to the Aide supervisor.
• Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and comfortable environment for the patient and as instructed in the care plan.
• Attends company trainings as requested
• Completes necessary Continuing Education Credits as scheduled/required.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent preferred. Must have completed a homemaker home health aide training program approved by the NJ Board of Nursing and shall be certified by the Board and provide evidence of certification. CPR certification preferred. Must have passed Level II background check and drug screening.

Language Skills

Ability to communicate effectively with patient/client, family members, clinical management and staff. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Other Skills and Abilities

Communication skills, light housekeeping skills, cooking, cleaning, and shopping. Good physical and mental health. Caring attitude, tact, patience, and good personal hygiene. Must be free from health problems that may be injurious to patient, self and co-workers and must present appropriate evidence to substantiate this. Must understand and respect patients including ethics and confidentiality of care.

Job Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work requires the ability to drive and the ability to access client’s homes, which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible. Hearing, eyesight and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the client’s condition and to perform client care. On occasion, may be required to bend, stoop, reach and move client weight up to 250 pounds, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds. Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing in English.