Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Hospice Aide
About The Position
As a Hospice Aide, you provide hands-on support to help patients maintain quality of life while remaining in their homes. You assist with personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility. Each visit is an opportunity to provide comfort and reassurance, preserve dignity, and make a positive impact during the end-of-life stages of a patient's journey. The office is located in Jackson, Michigan, and the main service area is Ann Arbor/Saline. The role requires daily travel within the service area to provide care in patients' homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training.
- Complete 16 hours of classroom training before mandatory 16 hours of practical training.
- Hold current nurse aide certification and be in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.
- Have reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and valid automobile insurance coverage.
- Be able to read and write in English and effectively follow written and verbal instructions in English.
- Understand hospice philosophy and be comfortable providing specialized care to terminally ill patients in a home or facility.
- Be self-directing and able to work with little direct supervision.
- Be secure with issues of death and dying.
- Maintain a calm manner in a patient's home.
- Have empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a Hospice Aide, Home Health Aide, or Certified Nursing Assistant.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and oral hygiene.
- Prepare meals and assist patients with mobility.
- Provide care and support to patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes.
- Offer comfort and reassurance while preserving patients' dignity during end-of-life care.
- Travel daily within the assigned service area to visit patients.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Minimum of three weeks of paid time off for full-time employees; part-time and per-diem employees also accrue paid time off.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options, including dependent care.
- Company-paid short-term disability.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Pet insurance.
- ID and fraud protection.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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