LPN Home Health

Aide Hospice

Are you a motivated and dynamic Registered Nurse looking for an immediate opportunity in the home health industry? Do you enjoy providing excellent patient care and making a positive impact in the lives of individuals and families? If your answer is yes, then we have the perfect job for you!

JOB SUMMARY

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. The hospice aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality,

continuity and safety of a patient's care.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsibilities of the hospice aide include,but are not limited to, the following:

2. Performing personal care needs after given a patient's assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly. If unable to perform a certain task, report

to the Case Manager immediately.

3. Meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2 etc.)

4.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.

6.Planning and preparing nutritious meals, including shopping, as assigned.

7.Assisting in feeding the patient as assigned.

8.Taking and recording oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered with

appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.

9.Providing proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.

10.Reporting on patient's condition and significant changes to the Case Manager. Also aware of the caregiver or other individuals living with the patient

and interpersonal issues.

11.Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.

12.Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals. Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.

13.Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.

14.Providing respite for patient's/family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate.

15.Keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, as assigned.

16. Adhering to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.

17. Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.

18. Respectful of patient and family/caregiver environment and patient's personal needs.

19. The hospice aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the hospice aide will

not administer medications, take physician's orders or perform procedures

requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a licensed nurse, such as sterile techniques.

20. Follow written and oral instructions

21. Maintain patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm

22. Must comply with all training requirements

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

1. Effective August 14, 1990, a person who has

successfully completed a state established or other training program that meets

the requirements of S 484.36(a) and a competency evaluation program, or state

licensure program that meets the requirements of S 484.36(b), or a competency

evaluation program or state licensure program that meets the requirements of S

484.36(b).

2. Meets the training requirements of the State.

3. At least 18 years of age.

4. Ability to read and follow writteninstructions and document care given.

5. Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.

6. Satisfactory references from previousemployers.

7. 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.

8. Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.

9. Possess and maintains current CPR certification.

10. Demonstrates tact, patience and good personal hygiene.

11. The ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency related travel (e.g. community partners, patients, etc.) is an essential function of the job. Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.

12. Good oral and written communications

13. Good organizational skills

At River Valley Home Health and Hospice we believe that caring for the elderly or frail is the noblest of professions. Our team is trained and motivated to deliver superior clinical outcomes and high patient and family satisfaction. It is through our team’s dedication to deliver life changing service that we become the “provider of choice” in the community that we serve. A career with River Valley Home Health and Hospice requires a commitment to making work fun and celebrating successes; delivering and holding each other to the highest standards of care and professionalism; continual learning; treating others as people whose interest matter as much as our own; being innovative while using good judgment. One other thing about our work culture; we know that in order for our patients to receive the care they deserve; we need to put our employees first.