Certified Home Health Aide
About The Position
CareOne at The Cupola is seeking a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) in Paramus, NJ. This role offers a balance between life and work, focusing on long-term care, skilled nursing, and assisted living environments. The CHHA will provide direct patient care, including assistance with daily living activities, personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding. They will also perform light housekeeping related to the patient's personal space and monitor vital signs. A key responsibility is reporting any changes in the patient's condition to the Hospice Nurse and documenting these observations.
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
- 1 year experience necessary but 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
