Home Health Aide Certification Program

HH 183 001  Home Health Aide Certification Program

001 - 18 sessions; $785.00

Dates: March 16 – May 1, 2010 (6 weeks – eves and Saturday)

Tues/Thursday 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm and Saturdays 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Location: CLC – Hackensack

Instructor: TBA

HH 183 002 Home Health Aide Certification Program

16 sessions, $785.00

Dates: April 13 – May 7, 2010 (4 weeks-days)

Tuesday thru Friday (Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri) 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Location: CLC Hackensack

Instructor:  TBA

Certified Home Health Aides (HHA) are in demand in the workforce due to the increasing need to provide care for patients in the home.  This care has shown to decrease hospital stay and to permit the patient to be cared for in a familiar, comfortable environment. This 78-hour course is approved by the NJ State Board of Nursing and follows an outlined curriculum set by this credentialing agency.  The course provides skills training specific to home and hospice patient populations and requires 62 hours of classroom and 16 hours of clinical laboratory instruction.  Students will learn to care for ill and disabled individuals confined to their home or as a private care assistant in a nursing home environment and be able to:

·         Perform selected direct patient care skills

·         Assist a patient with daily hygiene needs and personal grooming

·         Prepare meals and recognize proper nutrition according to life stages

·         Observe and report health status to the supervising Registered Nurse

·         Identify the importance of spiritual needs of patients

·         Identify appropriate activity level according to life stages

·         Identify and employ appropriate communication skills.

Upon successful completion of this course the candidate is eligible to apply for registration and certification from the NJ State Board of Nursing.

Please be advised that all students will be required to be fingerprinted and must submit to a criminal background check in order to register and become certified through the NJ Board of Nursing.  This requires additional fees not reflected in the tuition.

Please contact Nancy Owens MSN, RN CNE, Director of Health Professions at nowens@bergen.edu or (201) 447-7164, for additional information.