Hospice Care Aide: Compassionate Patient Support

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off for full-time"

401(k) matching

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Supplemental insurance options

Flexible spending accounts

Incentive bonus opportunities

Continuing education and scholarship

Job summary

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice in Mississippi is seeking Hospice Nursing Aides to assist with personal care tasks for hospice patients, including bathing, dressing, changing bedding, and maintaining wound dressings. You’ll support families and coordinate with supervising RNs to monitor patient progress and needs.

Requirements include a valid state driver license, auto liability insurance, dependable transportation, CPR certification, and training or certification as a CNA/home health aide as

Qualifications

• Must meet one of the following requirements. 1) have a minimum of one year full time experience in direct client care in an institutional setting (hospital or nursing facility); 2) have one year experience within the last five years in direct client care in a home health or hospice setting.
• Must be registered and listed in good standing on the nurse aide registry in the state of employment.
• Must have basic demonstrated technology skills, including operation of a mobile device.

Responsibilities

• Our Hospice Nursing Aides assist with various personal care issues including changing bedding, changing clothing, bathing hospice patients, and helping with hygienic routines such as brushing teeth, washing hair and keeping wound dressings clean and dry.
• Our Hospice Nursing Aides may assist patients' family members in caring for their terminally ill relatives by instructing them on how to go about performing basic health-care routines.
• Nursing Aides consult on a regular basis with their supervising registered nurses in terms of keeping hospice team members apprised of our patients' progression and the families' needs.

Job description

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice in Mississippi is seeking Hospice Nursing Aides to assist with personal care tasks for hospice patients, including bathing, dressing, changing bedding, and maintaining wound dressings. You’ll support families and coordinate with supervising RNs to monitor patient progress and needs.

Requirements include a valid state driver license, auto liability insurance, dependable transportation, CPR certification, and training or certification as a CNA/home health aide as