Licensed Home Health Aide - HHA - Homemaker - Lakehurst
Location :
Lakehurst, NJ
Job Type :
Direct
Required Years of Experience :
1
Required Education :
High School Diploma or GED
Job Industry :
Healthcare - Health Services
Job Description :
Licensed Home Health Aide - HHA - Homemaker - PACE Program
Lakehurst, NJ
Requirements to Apply:
- Education/Degrees: High School Diploma or GED
- Licenses/Certifications: Current Home Health Aide License – New Jersey
- Years of experience: Minimum of 1 year working with the frail and elderly population
- Must have a driver’s license with proof of auto insurance and safe driving record and access to reliable transportation
The Home Health Aide is responsible for providing and assisting participants with activities of daily living, restorative and supportive care necessary to the preservation of the home environment. Assists in monitoring and reporting the health status and providing a safe environment for the participants.
Schedule: Monday – Friday
Times: 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Location: Lakehurst, NJ
Pay rate: $17.00 - $24.00 per hour (Depending on experience)
Responsibilities:
- Consult each day with the Home Care Director to be updated on participant’s status, changes in care plan and to confirm scheduled visits
- Following the plan of care, assist participants in the home with the following duties:
- Personal hygiene such as skin, mouth, hair care and bathing.
- Transfers in and out of bed assisting with ambulation.
- Assist with prescribed exercise as instructed by the rehab staff or nursing supervisor.
- Prepare meals, including special diets as directed by the nursing supervisor and assist participants with meals and/or feeding when needed or as instructed.
- Assist participants to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals.
- Assist participants with medications by cueing.
- Other duties taught by a health professional for a specific participant such as: taking vital signs, changing colostomy bags, changing of non-sterile dressing and non-sterile bowel and bladder hygiene care.
- Perform directed household services.
- Report changes in participant’s condition and needs to the Home Care Director or designee/Registered Nurse
Why us?
We’re changing health and recreational care for the elderly with unique healthcare solutions designed to keep seniors in the comfort of home.
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