Compassionate Hospice Aide – At-Home Care

LifeCare Home Health & Hospice Family; Reno (NV); In loco; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

LifeCare Home Health & Hospice Family is seeking compassionate Hospice Aides to provide in-home personal care and support for patients and families. You will work under RN supervision, delivering hands-on care, assisting with mobility, nutrition, and safety while documenting care and communicating with the care team.

The role emphasizes empathy, reliability, and the ability to participate in on-call and after-hours rotations as needed to maintain quality end-of-life care.

Competenze

• Education: High School Diploma preferred and successful completion of one of the following programs or licensure as required by state Medicare regulations.
• Experience: At least one year as a Hospice Aide or Nursing Assistant in healthcare settings preferred.
• Skills: Read, write and verbally report clinical information to patients and care team; demonstrate welfare concern for ill and elderly; complete required competency tests.

Mansioni

• Provide hands-on personal care per each patient’s Plan of Care.
• Assist patients with transfers and ambulation while following hospice policy.
• Support nutrition and hydration by helping patients eat and drink.
• Keep the home safe and clean, follow infection control practices.
• Notice and report changes in patient condition and document care accurately.
• Communicate with kindness and respect to patients, families, and coworkers.
• Respect patient privacy, dignity, and home.
• Share the hospice philosophy of compassionate, high-quality care.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Infection control

Dependability

Documentation

Interpersonal skills

Formazione

High School Diploma (preferred)

Nurse Aide training/competency evaluation

Certified Nursing Assistant program

Descrizione del lavoro

LifeCare Home Health & Hospice Family is seeking compassionate Hospice Aides to provide in-home personal care and support for patients and families. You will work under RN supervision, delivering hands-on care, assisting with mobility, nutrition, and safety while documenting care and communicating with the care team.

The role emphasizes empathy, reliability, and the ability to participate in on-call and after-hours rotations as needed to maintain quality end-of-life care.