Certified Homemaker Health Aide (CHHA)

Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)

Serving patients across Essex County NJ | Part-Time / Per Diem

Bring Your CHHA Skills Home 

As a Certified Home Health Aide, you trade crowded hallways and rushed rounds for focused, one-on-one time with each patient. You help people recovering from illness or injury, or living with a chronic condition, stay safe and comfortable at home, and you see the difference your care makes visit after visit. 

And here's our promise to you: when you come to work with us, we go to work with you. As a Certified Home Health Aide, you'll never feel alone in this. You'll have a team behind you, a local owner who knows your name, and a system built to support you, so caregiving can feel like caregiving again. This is what real support looks like: an office that answers the phone, has your back, and celebrates the difference you make every single day. 

Why You'll Love Being a CHHA With Us 

• Competitive pay of $18 per hour base pay rate
• One-on-one patient care with the time to do your job well
• Clinical backup from RN supervisors and a responsive local office
• Flexible scheduling with Part-Time, and Per Diem options 
• Training and growth through online training, in-services, continuing education opportunities, and tuition discount programs
• Sick time, holiday pay and 401(k) retirement benefits 

What You'll Do 

• Assist patients with bathing, grooming, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, toileting, and nutrition
• Read and record temperature, pulse, and respirations
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, and range-of-motion exercises
• Help with meal preparation, light housekeeping, and keeping the home safe and clear
• Provide medication reminders and follow the assigned care plan
• Use infection prevention practices, including hand hygiene and personal protective equipment
• Observe, document, and report changes in a patient's condition to your supervisor 

What You Bring 

• Active Certified Home Health Aide certification in good standing on the NJ
• Ability to pass a written knowledge exam or competency evaluation
• Current CPR certification
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation
• Two positive references and the ability to complete all required background, health, and employment screenings
• Compassion, clear communication, and the ability to meet the physical requirements of the role 

Why Work for Interim HealthCare of Mercer County? 

We’re a woman-owned, nurse-led business right here in Mercer County, backed by the strength of Interim HealthCare, the nation’s first home care company, founded in 1966. Our leadership understands caregiving firsthand and is committed to giving you the support you need to do your best work.

As a Certified Home Health Aide, you’ll have a clear plan of care, nurses who are available when you need them, and a team that recognizes the difference you make in the lives of patients and families.

If you’re looking for meaningful one-on-one care with a team that understands and supports what you do, we’d love to connect.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.