Compassionate Hospice Aide - Patient Comfort & Care

Angels Care Hospice; Emporia (KS); Presencial; USD 18.000 - 23.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Angels Care Hospice is seeking a compassionate Hospice Aide to join our team. Under RN supervision, you will assist patients with personal care and comfort, observe and report changes, and support families in a home-care setting.

You will work as part of an interdisciplinary group to promote quality, continuity, and safety of care, adhering to our philosophy: WE SERVE PATIENTS. 18+ years old, trained per state requirements, and able to document care with empathy.

Formación

• Meets the training requirements of the State.
• Completed a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training. Sixteen hours of classroom must be completed prior to a mandatory 16 hours of practical training.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
• Understands hospice philosophy, 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.

Responsabilidades

• Performing personal care needs after being given a patient’s assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
• Providing patient and family with positive communication techniques, within realm of ethical and respectful care, including confidentiality.
• 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.
• Providing proper care and observation of patient’s skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
• Assessing and reporting on patient’s condition and significant changes to the Case Manager.
• Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
• Provide normal range of motion and transfers/positioning as directed.
• Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals. Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.
• Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.

Conocimientos

Reading instructions

Empathy

Self-direction

Calm demeanor

Communication with patients/families

Comfort with death/dying

Educación

State training requirements met

75 hours classroom + 16h practicum

Age 18+

Descripción del empleo

Angels Care Hospice is seeking a compassionate Hospice Aide to join our team. Under RN supervision, you will assist patients with personal care and comfort, observe and report changes, and support families in a home-care setting.

You will work as part of an interdisciplinary group to promote quality, continuity, and safety of care, adhering to our philosophy: WE SERVE PATIENTS. 18+ years old, trained per state requirements, and able to document care with empathy.