Hospice Aide - Hospice Care (Per Diem)

Hospital Aid - Hospice Care (Per Diem)

Under the supervision of the Assigned Management, this position provides the quality care necessary to restore or maintain the patient's physical and emotional well being. The position assists with the physical and personal care of clients and their activities of daily living, including assistance with meals, maintenance of safety and environmental upkeep. The Aide assists in maintaining a supportive and empathetic environment for patients and families.

Hospice care is specialized end-of-life care that gives patients and families the chance to spend time together with comfort and dignity, receiving services focused on sustaining quality of life.

Responsibilities include following the Hospice Plan of Care for each individual patient as directed by the RN, observing patients' conditions and reporting any changes in patient condition to the RN, turning and repositioning bedridden patients alone or with assistance, feeding patients who are unable to feed themselves, measuring and recording food and liquid intake/output and vital signs, providing patients assistance with walking, exercising and moving in and out of bed, if needed, providing assistance with personal care bathing and grooming, answering patient call lights, giving regular attention to the patient's comfort and communicating perceived needs to the nursing staff, maintaining a neat and clean patient area, changing linens as needed, completing light housekeeping as necessary, stocking/storing medical supplies and linens, offering support and comfort to families at the time of patient's death, providing post-mortem care, assisting RN and other disciplines as it relates to health and non-health related tasks, consistently demonstrating high standards of integrity by supporting the Lifetime Healthcare Companies' mission and values and adhering to the Corporate Code of Conduct, maintaining high regard for member privacy in accordance with the corporate privacy policies and procedures, and performing other functions as assigned by management.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of a Hospice Orientation within 3 days of hire before working as a Hospice Aide, at least one year of nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide experience, an interest and sensitivity in caring for the terminally ill, ability to read, writes, understands and carries out directions/instructions and maintains simple records, a pre-employment drug test and physical examination required and an annual health assessment (as required by NYS Health Department) are musts, respect for patient confidentiality, accomplishing duties of the job within allotted time, work is thorough and neat, and an ability to interact, perceive and anticipate the needs of the patient.