Hospice-Home Health Aide (CNA)

Stella Maris • Lutherville, MD

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Stella Maris provides compassionate hospice home care for adults in central Maryland, specializing in services that help patients manage their medical conditions at home. The company offers home hospice services to residents of Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, and Howard County. This role involves traveling to patients' homes in the Baltimore/Baltimore County area to provide care to those in or considering the hospice program.

Requirements

• CNA License in Maryland
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Successful completion of nursing assistant or Red Cross training course required; certification preferred.
• Minimum one-year experience in home care.
• Must have valid driver’s license, current insurance and own transportation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in hospice strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists patient with activities of daily living, to include bathing, mouth care, shampoo, shaving, transferring, repositioning, feeding, toileting, etc.
• Maintains clean and comfortable environment by changing bed linens and performing light housekeeping. Does client’s laundry and prepares meals. Maintains safe environment through use of bed rails, safety devices and proper placement of equipment.
• Performs nursing assistant duties, to include foley catheter care, enema, dressing changes and decubitus care, as instructed under the direction of a licensed professional nurse.
• Listens actively and encourages family members to verbalize feelings and concerns.
• Accurately records home health aide notes in medical records system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED