Hospice Aide, Home Health | M-F 8-4:30
About The Position
The Hospice Aide provides compassionate personal care and homemaker services for patients when appropriate and maintains a safe and healthy environment as directed by the interdisciplinary team (IDT) plan of care. The role serves patients in their homes and includes supporting personal hygiene, mobility, meals, and daily needs; observing and documenting patient status; and communicating changes to the hospice nurse case manager. The aide is expected to treat patients and their property with respect and understand the physical, developmental, and emotional needs of the populations served.
Requirements
- Valid Massachusetts Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification or Home Health Aide (HHA) certificate required.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with personal hygiene and grooming, including bathing and mouth, skin, nail, and hair care.
- Assist patients with toilet facilities, including bed pans.
- Provide skin care, observe for pressure areas and sores, and apply knowledge of preventive measures.
- Assist patients with transfers in and out of bed using safe techniques, including gait belts and mechanical lifting equipment when applicable and when competency has been demonstrated.
- Assist patients with walking and the use of walkers, canes, and wheelchairs when applicable.
- Cue patients in self-administered medications.
- Assist with meal preparation and feeding when required.
- Observe, report, and document patient status and care provided.
- Take and record temperature, pulse, and respirations as directed, when competency has been demonstrated.
- Practice basic infection control procedures.
- Document patient functioning and changes in patient status for reporting to the hospice nurse case manager.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment in the patient's home.
- Recognize emergencies and contact emergency personnel and a supervisor when necessary.
- Treat patients and their property with respect and attend to the physical, developmental, and emotional needs of the populations served.
Benefits
- Highly competitive pay rate and benefits package
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- 403(b)
- Tuition
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
