Hospice Aide- CNA/HHA

VITAS Healthcare • Waukegan, IL

7d • $20 - $25

About The Position

As a hospice aide, you provide compassionate, hands-on care that helps patients remain comfortable and maintain dignity throughout their end-of-life journey. You assist with personal care, mobility, activities of daily living, nutrition, simple meal preparation and feeding, and light homemaking related to patient care. You also help patients maintain independence and participate in meaningful activities, and observe and report changes in a patient’s condition to the registered nurse.

You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, including private residences and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. The role requires travel within an assigned service area and is performed under the supervision of a registered nurse as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team. Care is delivered in keeping with VITAS’s commitment to compassionate, personalized care and honoring each patient’s wishes.

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.
• Travel within the assigned service area to care for hospice patients in their homes or care facilities.
• Provide care under the supervision of a registered nurse as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team.

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 offering confidential, no-cost counseling for legal, financial, and personal challenges.
• Legal insurance.
• 24/7 roadside assistance.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed