Hospice Aide | Home Health | Weekend Baylor (Sat & Sun 8am-8pm)--work 24 hours, get paid for 32!

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rate

Generous PTO

403(b)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Hospice Aide to provide compassionate personal care and homemaker services in patients' homes within the Northshore/Central Territory. You will assist with bathing, grooming, hygiene, and mobility, and you will observe and document patient status under the IDT plan of care.

Responsibilities include assisting with toilet needs, meal prep, and cuing of self-administered medications, while maintaining infection control and reporting changes to the hospice nurse

Qualifications

• Must hold MA CNA certification or HHA certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate personal care and homemaker services.
• Assist with bathing, grooming, and hygiene.
• Assist with toileting, including bed pans.
• Observe and document patient status and changes.
• Take and record vital signs as directed.
• Assist with feeding and meal preparation as needed.
• Maintain a clean, safe home environment and infection control.
• Use safe transfer techniques with gait belts or equipment.
• Report changes to hospice nurse case manager.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Infection control

Documentation

Mobility assistance

Medication reminders

Education

MA CNA certification

HHA certificate

Tools

Gait belts

Mechanical lifting equipment

Wheelchairs

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Description

• Schedule: 8am-8pm Saturday & Sunday - -work 24 hours, get paid for 32!
• Coverage Area: Northshore / Central Territory

What You'll Do

The Hospice Aide provides compassionate personal care and homemaker services for patients when appropriate and maintains a safe and healthy environment as directed by the IDT plan of care.

More Specifically

• Assist patients with appropriate techniques to maintain personal hygiene and grooming, including shower, tub or bed baths and mouth, skin, nail and hair care.
• Assist patients in the use of toilet facilities, including bed pans.
• Provide skin care with observation for pressure areas and sores and knowledge of preventive measures.
• Assist patients in and out of bed using safe transfer techniques, including the use of gait belts and mechanical lifting equipment, when applicable (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
• Assist patients with walking, including the use of walkers, canes and wheelchairs, when applicable.
• Assist with cuing of self-administered medications.
• Assist with meal preparation and feeding, when required.
• Observe, report, and document patient status and care provided.
• Take and record of vital signs (temperature, pulse, and respirations) as directed (with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency).
• Practice basic infection control procedures.
• Document status of patient functioning and changes in patient status to be reported to the hospice nurse case manager.
• Maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment in the patient's home.
• Recognize emergencies and contacting emergency personnel and supervisor when necessary.
• Understand the physical, developmental and emotional needs of the populations served.
• Treat the patient and his/her property with respect.

What You'll Need

• Valid MA Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification OR Home Health Aide (HHA) certificate required

What You'll Get

• A highly competitive pay rate & benefits package, including generous PTO, 403(b), and tuition
• A reasonable geographic territory with strong clinical support resources
• A highly inclusive, diverse team that values the input of all staff to provide excellent patient care

Pay Range

$21.00 - $28.26

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled