Hospice Aide- CNA/HHA

VITAS Healthcare • Skokie, IL

6h

About The Position

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

You care 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. You work 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.
• State-dependent certification: AL: CNA; CA: CHHA; CT and NJ: Homemaker-Home Health Aide; DC, DE, FL, GA, PA, TX, VA, and WI: CNA, HHA, or HA; IL: HHA or NA; KS and MO: Home Health Aide; OH: State Tested Nurse Aide.

Nice To Haves

• One year of direct patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients 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 patients in their homes or in assisted living or skilled nursing 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