What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Aide position at Centrica Care Navigators?
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
The Hospice Aide is a paraprofessional member of the Interdisciplinary Team who works under the supervision of a RN and performs various services for a client as necessary to meet the client's personal needs promote comfort and to enable the client to remain in the home by supplementing the client's/family's/caregiver's abilities for home management. The Hospice Aide is responsible for observing the client, reporting, and documenting these observations and care performed.
The Hospice Aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity, and safety of a client's care.
Responsibilities And Duties
Responsibilities of the Hospice Aide, but not limited to, the following:
Monday thru Friday, 7:30am-3:30pm
Weekend & Holiday Rotation
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- High school graduate or equivalent, with one-year previous experience as a home health aide.
- Maintains license as a Certified Nurse's Aide from the State of Michigan.
- Maintains current BLS certification.
- Completes the Home Health Care Aide Skills Assessment Test and Skills Demonstration with a passing score of 80 percent or better.
- Experience with issues concerning the terminally ill, and death/dying, and pain and symptom management.
- Presents a negative TB skin test and/or chest X-ray and other tests as required by Centrica Care Navigator’s.
- Maintains a valid Michigan driver’s license and has the availability of a reliable, licensed and insured vehicle for use on the job, vehicle must be insured in accordance with the State of Michigan.
- Remains up-to-date on all routine immunizations required by LARA and agency policy.
The Hospice Aide is a paraprofessional member of the Interdisciplinary Team who works under the supervision of a RN and performs various services for a client as necessary to meet the client's personal needs promote comfort and to enable the client to remain in the home by supplementing the client's/family's/caregiver's abilities for home management. The Hospice Aide is responsible for observing the client, reporting, and documenting these observations and care performed.
The Hospice Aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity, and safety of a client's care.
Responsibilities And Duties
Responsibilities of the Hospice Aide, but not limited to, the following:
- Performs personal care needs after given a client's assignment and attending to their requests promptly. If unable to perform a certain task, report to the Hospice Nurse or designee immediately.
- Meets safety needs of client and using equipment safely and properly (footstools, side rails, O2, etc.)
- Provides or assists clients in all aspects of personal care, including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen as part of the Plan of Care.
- Assists in dressing and undressing and feeding the client as assigned.
- Plans and prepares nutritious meals and other household tasks, which are part of the Plan of Care.
- Takes and records oral and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered (within the training limitations of the aide).
- Provides proper care and observation of client's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
- Reports on client's condition and significant changes to the appropriate Interdisciplinary Team member. Also aware of the caregiver or other individuals living with the client and interpersonal issues.
- Assists in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the Hospice Nurse or Therapist.
- Offers and assists with bedpans and urinals. Provides assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.
- Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered (within the training limitations of the Aide).
- Provides respite for clients/families/caregivers when on-site, as appropriate.
- Keeps client's living area clean and orderly, as assigned.
- Respects of client/family/caregiver environment and client's personal needs.
- Attends Interdisciplinary Team meetings as requested.
- Stays informed about changes in the field of Hospice care; shares information with appropriate Hospice personnel and administrative personnel.
Monday thru Friday, 7:30am-3:30pm
Weekend & Holiday Rotation
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