PRN Hospice Aide

Luminary Hospice-posted 4 months ago
Cincinnati, OH
11-50 employees
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At Luminary Hospice, we are a mission-driven organization that empowers our team members to shape our culture in order to allow them to provide the highest quality support to patients and families throughout their entire end-of-life journey. Our mission is to deliver personalized care that radiates compassion and preserves dignity for all that we are honored to serve on their end-of-life journey. We are centered on caring for the whole person – with expert medical care, pain management as well as emotional and spiritual support along with resources, information, and emotional support for families and caregivers. The PRN hospice aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs various services for a patient as necessary to meet the patient's personal needs and to promote comfort. The hospice aide is responsible for observing the patient, reporting these observations, and documenting observations and care performed. The PRN hospice aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity, and safety of a patient's care.

  • Performing personal care needs after given a patient's assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
  • Providing patient and family with positive communication techniques, within the realm of ethical and respectful care, including confidentiality.
  • Meeting the safety needs of the patient and using equipment safely and properly.
  • Giving personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and changing bed linen as often as assigned.
  • Assisting in dressing and undressing patients as assigned.
  • Planning and preparing nutritious meals, including shopping, as assigned.
  • Assisting in feeding the patient as assigned.
  • Taking and recording oral, rectal, and auxiliary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered.
  • Providing proper care and observation of the patient's skin to prevent the breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
  • Assessing and reporting on the patient's condition and significant changes to the Case Manager.
  • Assist in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
  • Provide a normal range of motion and transfers/positioning as directed.
  • Assistance with self-administered medications as allowed by state regulations.
  • Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals.
  • Assisting as assigned with light laundry needs.
  • Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered.
  • Providing respite for patient's/family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate.
  • Keeping the patient's living area clean and orderly, as assigned.
  • Adhering to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
  • Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
  • Respectful of patient and family/caregiver environment and patient's personal needs.
  • Active STNA or CNA Certification in the state performing job duties.
  • Meets the training requirements of the State.
  • Completed a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
  • Understands hospice philosophy and is comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
  • Satisfactory references from previous employers.
  • Is self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
  • Secure with issues of death/dying.
  • Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home.
  • Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail, and the impaired.
  • Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
  • Demonstrates tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
  • Licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order.
  • Complete a probationary period.
  • PRN roles are not eligible for benefits.
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