Live-In Home Health Aide (NJ)

BAYADA Home Health Care • Cherry Hill, NJ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is hiring Live-In Caregivers / Home Health Aides to care for clients in New Jersey. The aide is present in the client’s home and available to provide assistance intermittently throughout each assigned 24-hour period. Openings are available statewide, and live-in aides may accept cases through any of BAYADA’s 10 offices serving Northern and Southern New Jersey. Transportation is available at the beginning and end of live-in cases and for fill-in assignments.

The base pay is $1,360–$1,450 per week, depending on the level of care, with bonus opportunities for emergency fill-ins, referrals, and other activities. Benefits and opportunities include weekly pay, paid time off, scholarship programs to earn an LPN or RN credential, and 24/7 on-call clinical support. Home Care Field Employees who average 30 hours per week over a three-month measurement period may be eligible for group medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits. Employees working fewer than 30 hours per week are eligible for Minimum and Enhanced Minimum Coverage Plans.

Applicants must have at least one full year of work experience as a Home Health Aide or, if newly licensed, with a non-healthcare employer; have completed a recognized HHA training course; and hold an active New Jersey HHA license. Unlicensed applicants and New Jersey CNAs may ask about assistance becoming a Certified Home Health Aide in New Jersey. Applicants must attend an in-person orientation at a BAYADA office and pass a skills evaluation with a Clinical Manager.

Requirements

• At least one full year of work experience as a Home Health Aide, or, if newly licensed, work experience with a non-healthcare employer.
• Completion of a recognized Home Health Aide training course.
• An active New Jersey Home Health Aide license.
• Attend in-person orientation at a BAYADA office.
• Pass a skills evaluation with the Clinical Manager.
• A passion for caregiving and private home care, and a desire to help others.
• Empathy, patience, kindness, and respect.
• Commitment to providing compassionate, excellent, and reliable patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance with activities of daily living.
• Perform light housekeeping.
• Assist with bathing, grooming, toileting, and nail care.
• Assist with range-of-motion activities and exercises.
• Assist with transfers and use mechanical lifting devices as needed.
• Provide oral feeding assistance.
• Check vital signs, including temperature, pulse, and respiration.
• Perform home management tasks such as laundry, meal preparation, and bed making.
• Assist with ambulation.
• Provide medication assistance.
• Remain in the client’s home for each assigned 24-hour period.

Benefits

• Base pay of $1,360–$1,450 per week, depending on level of care.
• Bonus opportunities for emergency fill-ins, referrals, and more.
• Transportation for live-in cases and fill-in assignments.
• Group medical and prescription drug benefits for eligible employees.
• Dental insurance for eligible employees.
• Vision insurance for eligible employees.
• Minimum and Enhanced Minimum Coverage Plans for eligible employees working fewer than 30 hours per week.
• Weekly pay.
• Scholarship programs to earn an LPN or RN credential.
• Paid time off.
• 24/7 on-call clinical support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed