CHHA, Healthcare Nursing

Job Title

CERTIFIED HOMEMAKER‑HOME HEALTH AIDE (CHHA)

To provide personal care services and to help clients maintain their independence and to assist them with activities of daily living and household and family support services.

• The Certified Homemaker‑Home Health Aide (CHHA) works under the direct supervision of the Director of Nursing and/or Nursing Supervisor.
• The CHHA reports administratively to the Administrative Assistant/Human Resources Manager.

• Completion of a 76‑hour certified homemaker‑home health aide training program approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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
• 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…