Certified Nursing Assistant | Hospice Aide -- Full Time
About The Position
The Hospice Aide/Homemaker provides hands-on support to hospice patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes, helping them maintain quality of life with comfort, dignity, and respect. Care includes assistance with personal care such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility. The aide builds trusting relationships with patients and families and works closely with nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to support each patient's individual needs. This is a high-travel role based out of the Jackson, Michigan office, serving Lansing and surrounding areas, with daily travel to patient locations. The schedule is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a required weekend on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Hold current nurse aide certification through the State of Michigan 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, oral hygiene, meal preparation, and mobility.
- Provide compassionate support that preserves patients' comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
- Build trusting relationships with patients and families and provide reassurance during visits.
- Work with nurses and other interdisciplinary care team members to support patients' individual needs.
- Travel daily within the service area to provide care in patients' homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes.
- Participate in a weekend on-call rotation.
Benefits
- $2,500 sign-on bonus
- Mileage reimbursement
- Minimum of three weeks of paid time off for full-time employees
- 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
- 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
