Hospice Aide

First Call Hospice • Citrus Heights, CA

6d

About The Position

The Hospice Aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse. The aide performs services to meet patients’ personal needs and promote comfort, observes patients, reports observations, and documents observations and care provided. The role serves terminally ill patients and requires understanding of hospice philosophy and comfort providing specialized care.

First Call Hospice and Palliative Care offers an extensive orientation tailored to individual needs. The posting lists full-time, part-time, and per-diem schedules, with a pay range of $22–$28 per hour.

Requirements

• Active Home Health Aide certification.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Understanding of hospice philosophy and comfort providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
• Empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
• Current CPR certification that is maintained.
• Licensed driver with an insured automobile that meets organization requirements and is in good working order.
• COVID-19 vaccine required; the agency will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons.

Responsibilities

• Perform personal care according to the patient’s assignment and respond promptly to requests.
• Meet patient safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, including foot stools, side rails, and oxygen equipment.
• Provide personal care, including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and changing bed linen as assigned.
• Assist patients with dressing and undressing as assigned.
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals, including shopping, as assigned.
• Assist with feeding as assigned.
• Take and record oral, rectal, and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered and when competency has been demonstrated.
• Provide appropriate skin care and observation to help prevent tissue breakdown over bony prominences.
• Assist with ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
• Offer and assist with bedpans and urinals.
• Assist with light laundry as assigned.
• Keep the patient’s living area clean and orderly as assigned.
• Follow the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation tailored to individual needs.
• 100% of full-time employee medical benefits paid by the employer.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) available to all full-time employees.
• Profit sharing.

What This Job Offers

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