Home Healthcare Aide

Spero Hospice

Home Healthcare Aide

Middlesex, NJ
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Are you an empathetic and compassionate caregiver, who takes pride in helping people lead more independent lives? Our busy home health agency is seeking an experienced home health aide to assist our case managers in implementing patient-specific care plans. You’ll give our patients companionship and help with basic medical care, light housekeeping duties, personal care, and hygiene tasks so that they are empowered to live happily at home. You must have 1-3 years of experience as an HHA or caregiver and possess excellent communication skills. If you enjoy a position that is varied and rewarding every day, we want to hear from you! Responsibilities: • Reinforce accurate and up-to-date care records and work with the case manager to implement the patient care plan • Enable patients to complete personal hygiene tasks like bathing, toileting, shaving, grooming, dressing, etc. • Help patients accomplish personal care tasks like scheduling appointments, calling doctors’ offices, and coordinating Medicare and other insurance details • Complete basic medical tasks such as taking vital signs, measuring glucose and ketone levels, replacing bandages and dressings, and ensuring the proper use of medical devices • Perform light housekeeping tasks including but not limited to bed making, laundry, vacuuming, etc. Qualifications: • Ability to lift up to 100 lbs, you may be required to stoop, bend, reach, and transfer patients up to 250 lbs as needed • Empathetic, compassionate, and kind personality with excellent organization and communication skills are desired • Carry a valid state driver’s license, current auto insurance, and have reliable transportation • First aid training and current CPR certification is needed and you must be able to pass a drug test, full employment background check, and physical • Completion of home health aide training programs from community colleges are acceptable - Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) is a plus • You must be authorized to work in the United States and live within commuting distance of West Orange, NJ to be considered for this position. Compensation: $23 - $25 hourly