Certified Nursing Assistant - Hospice
About The Position
Optimal Care is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant - Hospice to provide comfort, dignity, and compassionate care to patients during life's most meaningful moments. As a Hospice Aide/Homemaker, you'll provide hands-on support that helps patients maintain their quality of life while remaining in the place they call home. Through assistance with personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility, you'll help ensure each patient receives the care, comfort, and respect they deserve. This role is ideal for a caring professional who finds purpose in building meaningful connections and serving others with empathy and compassion. You'll develop trusting relationships with patients and families while working closely with nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to support each patient's unique needs. Every visit is an opportunity to provide reassurance, preserve dignity, and make a lasting impact during an important stage of the patient's journey.
Requirements
- Completed a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training
- Sixteen hours of classroom must be completed prior to a mandatory 16 hours of practical training
- Must hold current certification as a nurse aide and be in good standing on the state nurse aide registry
- Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage
- Must be able to read and write in English and follow written and verbal instructions in English effectively
- Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill in the home or facility
- Is self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision
- Secure with issues of death/dying
- Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home
- Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a Hospice Aide, Home Health Aide, or Certified Nursing Assistant
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on support to patients to help them maintain their quality of life while remaining in their homes.
- Assist patients with personal care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility.
- Ensure each patient receives the care, comfort, and respect they deserve.
- Build trusting relationships with patients and families.
- Work closely with nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to support each patient's unique needs.
- Provide reassurance and preserve dignity during an important stage of the patient's journey.
Benefits
- Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- Company paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Company Vehicle Program for field roles
- Pet Insurance
- ID and Fraud Protection
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
