Certified Home Health Aide/Companion (CHHA/Companion Caregiver)

Job Description

Job Description

Right at Home, In-Home Care & Assistance, is seeking to hire a Skilled Certified Home Health Aide or Companion Caregiver to make a difference by providing compassionate and meaningful care in the areas of Middlesex, Mercer and Northern Monmouth Counties. Help seniors stay at home and age in place by providing support with their daily activities. 

Benefits:

Here's Why Caregivers Like Working for Us

• Local work - provide care in your community!
• Weekly, competitive pay
• Paid orientation
• Mileage reimbursement 
• Health Benefits
• Bonuses for referrals
• Caregiver Recognition & Rewards Program
• Named Employer of Choice by Home Care Pulse

Schedule

• Flexible scheduling, choose your hours
• Part time and full time available
• Weekend shifts available
• Overnight shifts available
• Hourly and live-in work available 

Responsibilities and Duties:

Performs personal care activities that assist the patient with activities of daily living which include (but are not limited to):

• Personal hygiene (assisting to bathroom or in using a bedpan, bathing, care of mouth, shaving, skin, and hair)
• Ambulation/Transfers
• Eating
• Dressing/Shaving
• Prepares meals and snacks according to instructions
• Accompany patient on errands or medical appointments.
• Performs housekeeping activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathroom

Performs patient-specific activities that are taught by a Right at Home nurse. These could include (but are not limited to):

• Medication reminders
• Assisting with the prescribed range of motion exercises
• Measuring and preparing special diets
• Understanding dementia care
• Incontinence care

Qualifications and Skills:

• High school graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English as needed for the job.
• Reliable transportation
• Valid New Jersey Home Health Aide License

Make a difference in your community! Apply to Right at Home of Central New Jersey today!