HOURLY CHHA in Jackson

Senior Helper Position

Senior Helpers is the first national in-home care company to be recognized as a GREAT PLACE TO WORK, 3 years in a row! Senior Helpers culture is based on strong core values, recognition of achievements, and respect.

Benefits:

• Sign-on bonus
• Competitive pay
• 401K
• Paid sick time
• Flexible schedule
• Referral Bonus
• Work close to home
• Clearly defined job tasks
• Outstanding 24/7 office support
• Work with the latest home care technology
• Employee of the month recognition
• Access to a wide range of training
• Work in your community, in Jackson, Monmouth County, Southern Middlesex
• Mileage reimbursement during shifts
• Time and a Half pay for worked holidays

Education:

• Completion of a 76 hour certified homemaker-home health aide training program approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, with Current CHHA License.
• A nursing student may work as a homemaker-home health aide with a written New Jersey Board of Nursing waiver in place of a certificate.
• Negative PPD test.

Qualifications:

• A current, valid homemaker-home health aide certificate in good standing issued by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
• Ability to pass a written/oral competency examination with a minimum score of 70%.
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency and clinical competencies related to the skills required of a certified homemaker-home health aide.
• Ability to read, write, and carry out verbal and written instructions in English, follow the plan of care as well as the delegation/direction of the Director of Nursing and/or Nursing Supervisor.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with the elderly, disabled and sick and work effectively with the demands of the job; be flexible with work hours and location.

Physical Requirements:

This position routinely requires work in a variety of home settings and travel to and from clients' homes, either by public transportation or car. The CHHA must be able to meet the physical demands of field work in client's homes and meet the health requirements in accordance with Agency policy for employees providing in-home client care. Must have ability to adapt to various environments and locations.

Must be able to meet the physical care needs and demands of the position including but not limited to: ability to lift, push or pull 50 pounds, standing, bending, twisting, stair climbing, lifting items, transferring clients, reaching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, stretching, standing, stooping, walking up and down stairs, seeing, hearing, speaking, writing, carrying, and weight bearing activities. Involves exposure to blood and body fluids or tissue.

Involves exposure to household dust, mold, mildew, dirt, and household cleaning solutions. Requires ability to work household appliances.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Performs personal care and activities of daily living in accordance with an established plan of care as assigned by the Director of Nursing and/or Nursing Supervisor which includes but is not limited to:

• temperature, pulse, respirations
• positioning for circulatory/respiratory comfort
• bath: bed, sponge, tub or shower
• shampoo (sink, tub or bed)
• nail and skin care
• oral hygiene
• personal hygiene related to toileting and elimination
• safe transfer techniques and ambulation, assistive devices
• normal range of motion and positioning, exercises, activities
• handwashing.

2. Ability to demonstrate proficiency in the following skills:

• communication skills
• observation, reporting and documentation of client status, and the care or service furnished
• basic infection control procedures
• basic elements of body functioning and changes in body function that must be reported to the nursing supervisor
• maintenance of a clean, safe and healthy environment
• recognizing emergencies and knowledge of emergency procedures
• physical, emotional and developmental needs of and ways to work with the populations served by the agency, including respect for the client and the client's privacy and property
• adequate nutrition and fluid intake; feeding
• applying antiembolic stockings, assisting the client to use oxygen, and positioning the client for circulatory and respiratory comfort
• care needs of a client with cognitive impairment, care of a client with a seizure…