Hospice Aide

Compassus•Davenport, IA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Compassus is dedicated to providing comprehensive care for both its teammates and patients, offering flexible scheduling, a supportive culture, and competitive compensation and benefits. The Hospice Aide role is crucial for delivering comfort care to patients, allowing them to stay in their homes with loved ones. As a member of the hospice team, the aide addresses each patient's unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, aiming to ensure they approach their final days with joy, peace, and dignity, thereby enhancing their quality of life daily. Compassus fosters an inclusive environment, supports career development through leadership pathways and mentorship, and emphasizes meaningful work, innovation, and recognition. The company offers a continuum of integrated home-based services, including home health, home infusion, palliative, and hospice care, focusing on individualized patient care to improve overall quality of life.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant highly preferred.
In states where licensure is not required (AL, AZ, CT, GA, IA, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MS, MT, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV), applicants must meet one of the following: They are already a licensed/certified aide; or They have completed a state-approved nurse aide training program AND have been continuously employed in that capacity for the previous 24 months
Current CPR certification required.

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 someone’s life every day