Part-Time Hospice Aide

Singh Management; West Bloomfield Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Oakland Hospice LLC is seeking a compassionate Hospice Aide to provide essential personal care to terminally ill patients under the direction of a registered nurse. The role emphasizes patient comfort, dignity, and family support in the home setting.

Educational requirements include a High School Diploma or GED and Michigan Nurse Registry certification; federal Home Health Aide training; minimum 1 year experience preferred. Compliance with TB tests and vaccinations is required.

Qualifications

• Must meet federal Home Health Aide training and competency requirements.
• Ability to work independently and make judgments based on assessments.
• Minimum 1 year nursing assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential personal care to patient under RN supervision.
• Complete shower, bed bath or partial bath as directed by RN.
• Maintain clean work area and prevent cross infection.
• Provide mouth care, skin, hair and nail care.
• Toileting during visit using commode or bedpan.
• Assist with safe bed transfers and ambulation as ordered.
• Review care plan before visits and chart after visits.
• Maintain competency and complete required in-service training.
• Report changes in patient condition to RN.

Skills

Home Health Aide training

Independent work

Crisis response

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certification from Michigan Nurse Registry

Job description

Brief Description

To provide personal care services to the terminally ill Oakland Hospice LLC patient as needed, under the direction of the RN. Provide assistance and understanding to the family in times of bereavement. Work as a member of the Oakland Hospice LLC team in providing care within the guidelines of the IDG care plan.

Qualifications

Educational/Degree: High School Diploma or GED, Certification from the State of Nurse Registry Michigan.

Training/Licensure: Graduate from an approved training and competency course.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability: Must meet federal Home Health Aide training and competency requirements.

Ability: Work independently, make accurate and quick judgments, respond appropriately to crises outside hospital, adapt to diverse social, racial, cultural and religious modes.

Experience: Minimum 1 year as a nursing assistant, preferred. Active patient contact within past three years, preferred.

Job Factors

Physical Requirements

Requires considerable physical effort most of the day including kneeling, squatting, reaching, twisting, walking, exposure to temperature and humidity changes and maximal assistance in lifting and/or transferring a 100‑pound patient. Must possess sight/hearing senses or use appropriate adaptive devices enabling senses to function at a level required. Must provide evidence of annual TB test, COVID‑19 vaccination and other state‑required tests or examinations.

Mental Requirements

Must be able to work independently and make judgments based on assessments and available data. Must be flexible, innovative, possess good interpersonal skills, cope with death, mental and emotional stress, demonstrate emotional stability and maintain a professional positive attitude at all times.

Working Conditions

Be able to tolerate exposure to elements including odors, blood, body fluids and excrements, adverse environmental conditions and hazardous materials.

Transportation

Must have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.

Hospice Aide Assignments and Duties

• Under the direction and ongoing supervision of the registered nurse, provides essential personal care assistance to the patient.
• Completing shower, bed bath or partial hath as directed by RN.
• Using proper Bag Technique to prevent contamination of bag and equipment, avoid cross infection. Also, to establish a clean work area and comfort for the family.
• Providing mouth care, skin, hair and nail care (polishing, clipping and filing).
• Toileting during visit using commode or bedpan, using proper body mechanics.
• Safe bed transfers as well as ambulation activities as ordered under the care plan.
• Range of motion exercises which the Aide has been taught by appropriate professional personnel RN or LPN during care.
• Performing private room tidiness such as removing garbage and bed making.
• Takes a patient’s temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure if assigned by a registered nurse.
• Reviewing care plan before each visit and charting live after each visit. Hospice aides must report changes in the patient's medical, nursing, rehabilitative, and social needs to a registered nurse, as the changes relate to the plan of care and quality assessment and improvement activities. Hospice aides must also complete appropriate records in compliance with the hospice's policies and procedures.
• Maintains required competency and skills.
• Documented initial and ongoing every 14‑day supervision and evaluation by RN on each case assignment.
• A hospice aide must receive at least 12 hours of in‑service training during each 12‑month period. In service training may occur while an aide is furnishing care to a patient.
• Reports any changes in the patient’s condition or family situation immediately by calling the Oakland Hospice, LLC office and notifying the DON.
• Adheres to all policies and procedural guidelines.
• Maintains current certification as required by the State.