Swan Hospice CHHA/CNA

Swan Hospice; Wall Township (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Swan Hospice in Wall Township, NJ is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) with hospice experience to join our compassionate team. You will provide patient-centered care in homes and facilities, supporting residents with daily activities and comfort.

Ideal candidates hold a NJ HHA license, understand hospice philosophy, have at least one year of hospice experience, and have dependable transportation to visit patients. We value kindness, respect, and dignity in every interaction.

Qualifications

• HHA license in NJ and hospice experience required.
• Understanding of hospice philosophy and patient-centered care.
• Minimum of one year experience in hospice.
• Dependable transportation to patient locations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with prescribed exercises and ROM as taught by the Hospice Nurse.
• Assist with toileting, positioning, transfers, turning and positioning of bed-bound residents/patients.
• Provide or assist with ADL tasks: personal hygiene, grooming, mouth/skin care, nails.
• Assist with medication reminders as directed by regulatory bodies.
• Assist with light housekeeping of patient unit or room, including bed linen changes.
• Feed and assist with meals.
• Take temperature, pulse, and respiration under supervision.
• Report changes in patient condition to the Hospice Nurse and document details.

Skills

Home health care

Hospice care

ADL assistance

Medication reminders

Documentation

Education

HHA license NJ

Job description

Swan Hospice is looking for CHHA ( Certified Home Heath 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 will have:

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