Home Health Aide CHHA - Essex County

Interim HealthCare of Mercer • Newark, NJ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

CHHAs provide companion activities, homemaking, personal care, transport to appointments, and assistance with daily activities, such as grocery shopping. CHHAs provide assistance with exercise, activity and positioning, range of motion, transferring, ambulation and assistive devices, personal hygiene (nail and skin care, bathing, shampooing, etc.) and positioning, vital signs, post-stroke and dementia care, light house-keeping, laundry and assistance with meal preparation, transportation to appointments, and adherence to patient plan of care.

Requirements

• NJ CHHA certification
• Reliable transportation
• Basic Life Support (CPR)
• Able to pass criminal history and drug screening
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Provide two references of past employers or nursing program instructors (no family or friends)
• Able to constantly travel within geographic area serviced by office from assignment to assignment

Nice To Haves

• Nursing students welcome
• Will guide you through the certification process

Responsibilities

• Provide companion activities
• Perform homemaking tasks
• Provide personal care
• Transport patients to appointments
• Assist with daily activities such as grocery shopping
• Assist with exercise, activity and positioning, range of motion, transferring, ambulation and assistive devices
• Assist with personal hygiene (nail and skin care, bathing, shampooing, etc.) and positioning
• Monitor vital signs
• Provide post-stroke and dementia care
• Perform light house-keeping and laundry
• Assist with meal preparation
• Ensure adherence to patient plan of care

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Flexible hours
• Dementia care and Home Life Enrichment training programs
• Weekly direct deposit
• PPE supplies
• FREE American Heart Association CPR

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED