Hospice Aide- CNA/HHA
About The Position
As a hospice aide, you will provide compassionate, hands-on care that helps patients remain comfortable and maintain dignity throughout their end-of-life journey. You will assist with personal care, mobility and activities of daily living, support nutrition, including simple meal preparation and feeding, provide light homemaking support related to the patient’s care, help patients maintain independence and participate in activities meaningful to them, and observe and report changes in a patient’s condition to the registered nurse. Working alongside your team, you will give your best each day in service of our core commitment: Delivering compassionate, personalized care with heartfelt empathy, honoring the wishes of each patient who entrusts VITAS with their end-of-life journey. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. You will travel within your assigned service area and provide care under the supervision of a registered nurse as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team.
Requirements
- Approved hospice aide, home health aide or nurse aide training and competency
- Ability to travel as required by the role
- Certification requirements vary by state: AL: CNA, CA: CHHA, CT: Homemaker-Home Health Aide, DC, DE, FL, GA, PA, TX, VA, WI: CNA, HHA or HA, IL: HHA or NA, KS, MO: Home Health Aide, OH: State Tested Nurse Aide, NJ: Homemaker-Home Health Aide
Nice To Haves
- One year of direct patient care experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Assist with personal care, mobility and activities of daily living
- Support nutrition, including simple meal preparation and feeding
- Provide light homemaking support related to the patient’s care
- Help patients maintain independence and participate in activities meaningful to them
- Observe and report changes in a patient’s condition to the registered nurse
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care FSA/HSA options
- 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
- Cancer and/or critical illness benefit
- Tuition reimbursement (up to $4,000 per year)
- Employee Assistance Program for confidential, no-cost counseling addressing legal, financial and personal challenges
- Legal insurance
- 24/7 roadside assistance
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
