Hospice Aide

Compassus•Cedar Rapids, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Compassus, caring for teammates is the first step in caring for patients. The company is committed to providing Care for Who You Are and What You Need to balance work and life, including flexible scheduling, a supportive family-focused culture, and first-class compensation and benefits. As a Hospice Aide, you will provide comfort care to patients, enabling them to remain at home with their loved ones. You will work as a member of the hospice team to meet each patient’s unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, helping them approach their final days with joy, peace, and dignity, and enhancing the quality of someone’s life every day. Compassus fosters an inclusive environment where every teammate matters and can be their best selves, aiming to become a reflection of their patients, families, and partners, and transforming care at home for every community served. The company is dedicated to helping employees grow and succeed through leadership pathways, specialized training, and professional development, offering meaningful work, career development, innovation, enhanced benefits, recognition, and a culture of belonging.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant 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 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