Certified Hospice Aide

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking Home Health Aide staff to provide comprehensive in-home care, including ADL assistance, meals, hygiene, and safety monitoring for clients in their homes, group homes, or assisted living facilities.

The role emphasizes collaboration with hospice teams, emotional support to patients and families, and adherence to care plans under HCFA guidelines. 40 hours per week, day shift with rotating weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Completion of 60hr HHA training for pre-1990 applicants
• Completion of 75hrs HHA training following HCFA guidelines for post-1990 applicants
• Credentialed through out-of-state program meeting HCFA regulations; agency must verify prior employment

Responsibilities

• Assists with bathing, skin care, foot care, oral hygiene, shampooing, nails, dressing, shaving and nails

Skills

ADL assistance

Mobility support

Vital signs

Emotional support

Team collaboration

Education

60hr HHA training (pre-1990)

75hrs HHA training (post-1990)

HCFA guidelines credentialing

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

40 hpw, Day shift; Rotating weekends and holidays

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintains awareness of client's physical, mental and spiritual well-being
• Promotes client's self participation in ADL's where appropriate
• Enhances client's muscular use by providing proper body alignment. Exercises extremities through active and passive ROM as indicated and ambulates with or without assistive devices.
• Transfers clients per care plan.
• Performs the following client services: bathing, assisting in skin care (reporting any skin changes), assisting in foot care, oral hygiene, shampooing, filing and cleaning nails, dressing, shaving, and monitoring variations of the client's physical baseline.
• Ensures adequate nutrition and hydration of client. Prepares meals, monitors intake, and assists in feeding when indicated.
• Ensures clients general elimination is in normal pattern. Assists with use of commodes, bedpans and urinals. Monitors output when indicated; performs basic ostomy and incontinence care.
• Reminds clients to take prescribed medications.
• When instructed, takes temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
• May performs limited home management tasks in the immediate client environment, which may include: meal preparation, washing dishes, light laundry, light housekeeping, and bed making with linen changing.
• Works collaboratively with other community health care providers.
• Attends support groups
• May provide lengthy service visits.
• Participates as a member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team to address problems.
• Provides emotional support to assist dying patients and families
• Responsible for providing care in a patient's home, group home, assisted living or skilled nurse facility.

Required Experience

Applicants pre 8/14/90 - Completion of 60hr HHA training in DPH approved program.

Applicants post 8/14/90 - Completion of 75hrs HHA training following HCFA guidelines.

Applicants credentialed through out of state program meeting HCFA regulations - No additional training is required. Agency must verify prior employment with Medicare/Medicaid CHHA agency.

Proof of competency and orientation to agency for all applicants.

Pay Range

$17.83 - $31.52

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled