CNA Hospice Aide- Milford, DE
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The CNA Hospice Aide provides compassionate, hands-on care to hospice patients and supports their families during end-of-life care. The role assists patients with daily living activities while promoting comfort, dignity, and emotional well-being. Working with the hospice care team, the aide provides respectful, individualized care according to the patient’s care plan. The position involves personal and supportive care, mobility and positioning assistance, meal preparation and feeding assistance, homemaking, observation and documentation of changes in patient status, and following written personal-care instructions from a registered nurse. It also includes assisting with prescribed exercises and performing and recording simple urine tests. Compensation combines per-visit point pay for visits and hourly pay for certain non-visit activities. Visits are assigned based on patient and business needs, and weekly visit volume may vary.
Requirements
- Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant (CNA), as required by state certification or registration requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
Nice To Haves
- CNA experience within the last two years.
- Three or more years of experience in family and/or individual counseling, with training in grief and bereavement.
Responsibilities
- Provides personal care services to patients.
- Uses safety principles and proper body mechanics when assisting with ambulation, transfers, range of motion, positioning, and household chores.
- Plans and prepares nutritious meals and assists with feeding as assigned.
- Performs homemaking and other environmental services as assigned.
- Observes, reports, and documents changes in a patient's status; reports to the primary nurse if unable to perform a task.
- Follows written personal-care instructions prepared by a registered nurse in accordance with the plan of care, received before services are delivered.
- Assists patients with prescribed exercises as instructed by a nurse or therapist.
- Performs and records simple urine tests for sugar, acetone, and albumin.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase plan, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
