Hospice Aide

Pennant; Citrus Heights (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (full-time) paid by 


Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with profit sharing

Job summary

First Call Hospice and Palliative Care in Citrus Heights, CA, is hiring a Hospice Aide to work under a registered nurse, delivering compassionate in-home care to patients. The role includes observing patients, reporting findings, and maintaining records while supporting comfort and dignity at the end of life.

Pay ranges from $22 to $28 per hour, with options for full-time, part-time, or per diem schedules. The employer offers paid medical benefits for full-time staff, dental, vision, life

Qualifications

• Active Home Health Aide certification.
• At least 18 years of age.
• CPR certification kept current.
• Licensed driver with insured vehicle per organization requirements.
• Covid-19 vaccine required; accommodations considered for disability and religion.

Responsibilities

• Perform personal care after patient assignment and respond promptly to requests.
• Ensure safety using equipment like foot stools and side rails.
• Provide baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and change bed linens as needed.
• Assist in dressing and undressing patients as instructed.
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals and assist with feeding.
• Take and record vital signs per order and competency.

Skills

Empathy

CPR

Patient care

Observation

Education

Home Health Aide certification

Job description

So, you like working with a creative, dynamic team and making a difference? Sometimes the grass is greener!

Join us and make a difference in your community! First Call Hospice and Palliative Care offers life changing services that are committed to providing comfort, compassion, and care to those we serve.

For more information, please visit www.firstcallhospice.com

When you join First Call Hospice Team, we will

• Offer an extensive orientation, tailored to your needs.
• Pay 100% of full time Employee Medical Benefits, and offer a number of different benefits including dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Have 401K available to all full-time employees with profit sharing.

First Call Hospice is growing and looking for experienced, compassionate Hospice Aide to join our team!

Pay Range: $22 - $28 per hour

Job Type: Full Time, Part Time, Per Diem

Job Description

The 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.

Responsibilities

• Performing personal care needs after given a patient's assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
• Meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2 etc.)
• 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 axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.
• Providing proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
• Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
• Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals. Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.
• Keeping 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.

Requirements

• Active Home Health Aide certification
• At least 18 years of age.
• Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Possess and maintains current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Covid-19 Vaccine Required. Agency will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.