Home Health Aide-ft (monmouth County)

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

About the role

At Hackensack Meridian Health at Home, we provide in-home, para-professional services necessary for caring for patients' personal needs under the direction of the RN.

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or assist patient with personal care activities, such as, baths, showers, skin and hair care, and oral hygiene.
• Assure universal safety precautions and direction on the care plan are followed when providing care.
• Provide care that meets the patient's needs.
• Notify RN of any changes in patient condition observed in a timely manner and document appropriately.
• Record all required information on patient chart completely and accurately; assure documentation is completed per organization protocol.
• Assist patient with transfer and ambulating; perform range of motion exercises.
• Assure all activities are performed safely and follow the principles of good body mechanics.
• Perform general housekeeping of patient's area and change patient's bed linens.
• Assist family with light housekeeping activities, such as dusting, vacuuming, damp mopping, etc.
• Assist client with self-administration of oral medication/s; remind patient when to take medication/s.
• Prepare simple meals in accordance with dietary instructions and assist patient with eating if necessary.
• Assist with foley catheter and colostomy care to ensure proper hygiene; assist patient with changing colostomy bags.
• Perform peri care; measure urine; assist with ostomy care and assure skin is clean around stoma.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs., push and pull a minimum of 50 lbs., and stand a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Requirements

• Good customer service skills.
• Homemaker - HHA Certification.
• Valid Driver's License from a USA state.

Preferred Qualifications

• Home care experience.

Pay

Minimum rate of $18.68 hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on labor market data, experience, education and certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget and grant funding.

Benefits

Full- and part-time benefit eligible team members (20+ hours/week) receive a Total Rewards package including:

• Comprehensive health benefits (health, dental, vision).
• Generous paid time off.
• Travel reimbursement.
• 401(k) match.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Per diem team members are eligible to participate in travel reimbursement and may be eligible to receive a 401(k) match. Certain positions may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate, as well as shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.