Hospice Aide

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

Job summary

First Call Hospice & Palliative Care is seeking a compassionate Hospice Aide to join our team in the community. The aide works under the supervision of a registered nurse, performing patient care to promote comfort and dignity for those we serve.

We offer an extensive orientation tailored to our needs, full-time/part-time/per diem positions, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus a 401K with profit sharing. Vaccination against Covid-19 is required.

Qualifications

• Active Home Health Aide certification.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Understands hospice philosophy and comfortable providing terminally ill care.
• Empathetic and able to meet needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with automobile insured as required.
• Covid-19 vaccine required.
• Accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons considered.

Responsibilities

• Performing personal care needs and attend to patient requests.
• Ensure safety and proper use of equipment.
• Provide baths, grooming, oral hygiene, and changing bed linens.
• Assist in dressing and undressing patients.
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals as assigned.
• Assist in feeding the patient as assigned.
• Record vital signs and observations accurately.
• Maintain patient comfort and monitor skin integrity.
• Assist with ambulation and exercises as instructed by a nurse.
• Support with incontinence care and light laundry as needed.

Skills

Empathy

Patient care

Documentation

Education

Active 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.

First Call Hospice & Palliative Care is a Sacramento based provider that has been around since 1997 servicing Sacramento, Placer, Yolo an El Dorado Counties. Our name "First Call" comes from being one of the first companies to provide hospice care outside of the large hospital systems in the area.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.