Certified Home Health Aide
About The Position
CareOne is hiring a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) in Paramus, NJ. This role offers full-time, part-time, and per diem opportunities across multiple shifts. The CHHA will provide assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including personal hygiene, grooming, toileting, and transfers. Responsibilities also include assisting with prescribed exercises and range of motion activities, light housekeeping in the patient's personal unit, and assisting with meals. The CHHA will monitor and report vital signs and any changes in patient condition to the Hospice Nurse and document these observations. They will also 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.
Benefits
- Full-Time
- Part-Time
- Per Diem Opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
