Hospice Aide

Compassus • Slidell, LA

3d

About The Position

The Hospice Aide provides comfort care to hospice patients so they can remain at home with their loved ones. As a member of the hospice team, the aide helps address each patient’s unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and supports patients in approaching their final days with joy, peace, and dignity. The role contributes to improving patients’ quality of life each day.

Compassus describes a supportive, family-focused and inclusive workplace, with flexible scheduling, onboarding, career development, recognition programs, and tools and support for teammates’ growth.

Requirements

• Current CPR certification is required.
• A Certified Nursing Assistant credential is highly preferred.
• In states where licensure is not required (AL, CT, GA, IA, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MS, MT, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV), applicants must either be a licensed/certified aide or have completed a state-approved nurse aide training program and have been continuously employed in that capacity for the previous 24 months.
• Arizona: Must be licensed/certified as a Nurses’ Aide.
• California: State certification as a home health aide is required.
• Colorado: Must have completed a state training program and be certified via DORA.
• Indiana: Must be registered on the Indiana Nurse Aide Registry; licensure is not required.
• Missouri: Must be licensed/certified as a Nurses’ Aide; or have completed a nurses’ aide training program and worked as a nurses’ aide for the past 24 months if not licensed/certified; or be enrolled in a professional or practical nursing program for at least four months, have completed a clinical rotation within the past five years, and have passed a Fundamentals of Nursing course. For the nursing-program pathway, a transcript and a letter from the program director on school letterhead verifying both the clinical rotation and course completion are required.
• New Hampshire: Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) credential is required for hospice employment.
• New Jersey: Must be certified as a Homemaker – Home Health Aide or be a long-term care CNA.
• Virginia: Aide certification is required to practice in the state.
• Wisconsin: Must be certified and listed on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Nursing Assistant credential is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comfort care to patients, enabling them to remain at home with their loved ones.
• Work as a member of the hospice team to meet each patient’s unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Help patients approach their final days with joy, peace, and dignity.
• Enhance the quality of patients’ lives every day.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive onboarding
• Health insurance for part-time and full-time positions
• Dental insurance for part-time and full-time positions
• Vision insurance for part-time and full-time positions
• Wellness reimbursements for physicals and gym memberships
• Pre-tax FSA and HSA plans, including company contributions to HSA plans
• Paid time off that increases with tenure
• 401(k) with company matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid parental leave with tenure for birth, adoption, and foster parents
• Voluntary long-term care, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Employee Assistance program
• Local and national award programs
• Referral bonus program
• Mileage reimbursement
• Corporate discount program providing access to more than 300,000 businesses
• Company assistance program supporting teammates in times of need
• Career development, including leadership pathways, mentorship, and personalized professional development
• Recognition programs
• Flexible scheduling and flexible time off

What This Job Offers

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