Certified Home Health Aide - Per Diem All Shifts

CareOne Group•Bound Brook, NJ

3d•$19 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) will be responsible for providing or assisting with ADL activities, personal hygiene, grooming, and other care needs for residents/patients. This role involves assisting with toileting, transfers, prescribed exercises, light housekeeping, feeding, and monitoring vital signs. The CHHA is also responsible for reporting changes in patient condition to the Hospice Nurse and documenting information accurately. Additionally, they may assist or remind patients to take medication as per regulations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Must have a State Certified CHHA license
Must be willing to travel
Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

Experience in hospice or home health, preferred
No experience necessary but 1 year, preferred

Responsibilities

Provides or assists in ADL activities; personal hygiene, grooming, mouth, skin care and nails.
Provides assistance in toileting; positioning and transfer activities, frequent turning and positioning of a bed bound resident/patient.
Assists with the prescribed exercise and ROM activities which the resident/patient and Hospice aide have been taught by the Hospice Nurse.
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 respirations 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 on the Home Health Aide Certification of House form, including the date and time of the report and the person receiving the information.
Assists or reminds the patient to take medication, in compliance with regulations of appropriate regulatory and accrediting bodies.