Part-Time Hospice Aide — Compassionate Caregiver

Stillwater Hospice; Powell (WY); Vor Ort; USD 25.000 - 28.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Stillwater Hospice in Powell, Wyoming is seeking a Part Time Certified Hospice Aide to support the interdisciplinary care team under RN supervision. The role emphasizes personal care, observation, reporting, and compassionate patient-family interactions in home-based hospice settings.

Pay rate ranges from $18 to $20 hourly. The aide will follow care plans, document observations, assist with activities of daily living, and help maintain safety and comfort for patients in their homes.

Qualifikationen

• Meets the training requirements of the state.
• Completed a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training. Sixteen hours of classroom must be completed prior to a mandatory 16 hours of practical training.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
• Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
• Satisfactory references from previous employers.
• Is self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision. Secure with issues of death/dying. Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home.
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Demonstrates tact, patience and good personal hygiene.
• Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Successfully completes a probationary period. This probationary period is to ensure the aide is competent in the above qualifications, and is documented by the supervisor and the employee.

Aufgaben

• Performing personal care needs after given a patient’s assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
• Providing patient and family with positive communication techniques, within realm of ethical and respectful care, including confidentiality.
• Meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provide normal range of motion and transfers/positioning as directed.

Kenntnisse

Oral & written communication

Organizational skills

Ausbildung

75 hours classroom & supervised training

16 hours classroom + 16 hours practical training prerequisite

Jobbeschreibung

Stillwater Hospice in Powell, Wyoming is seeking a Part Time Certified Hospice Aide to support the interdisciplinary care team under RN supervision. The role emphasizes personal care, observation, reporting, and compassionate patient-family interactions in home-based hospice settings.

Pay rate ranges from $18 to $20 hourly. The aide will follow care plans, document observations, assist with activities of daily living, and help maintain safety and comfort for patients in their homes.