Compassionate Hospice Aide: At-Home Care Champion

Optum; Plymouth (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is hiring a CNA Hospice Aide to provide compassionate, hands-on care at home in North Carolina. You will support patients and families during end-of-life care with dignity and comfort as part of a dedicated hospice team.

Responsibilities include personal care, safety, meal assistance, documentation, and following care plans under a registered nurse. A valid CNA, CPR, and driver's license are required; transportation and liability insurance are needed.

Qualifications

• Current state certification (or registration) as a nurse assistant (CNA) as per state certification/registration requirements.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care services to patients.
• Applies safety principles and proper body mechanics to the performance of specific techniques of personal and supportive care such as ambulation of clients, transferring clients, assisting with the normal range of motion and positioning, and doing household chores.
• Plans and prepares nutritious meals, assists with feeding, as assigned.
• Performs homemaking and other environmental services as assigned.
• Observes, reports, and documents any changes in patient's status. If unable to perform a certain task, report to the primary nurse.
• Follow specific written instructions for personal care prepared by a registered nurse in accordance with the plan of care. Written instructions are to be received prior to the delivery of services.
• Assistspatientswith prescribed exercises as instructedbynurse or therapist.
• Performs and records simple urine tests for sugar, acetone, and albumin.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

CNA

CPR Certification

Driver's License

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is hiring a CNA Hospice Aide to provide compassionate, hands-on care at home in North Carolina. You will support patients and families during end-of-life care with dignity and comfort as part of a dedicated hospice team.

Responsibilities include personal care, safety, meal assistance, documentation, and following care plans under a registered nurse. A valid CNA, CPR, and driver's license are required; transportation and liability insurance are needed.