Full-Time
Hospice Aide
Longleaf Hospice
No salary listed
Roswell, GA, USA
In Person
Home visits are required; a valid driver's license and reliable insured automobile are required.
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
CPR
Requirements
- Successful completion of a state-established or other training program meeting the requirements of 42 CFR § 484.36(a), a competency evaluation program, or a state licensure program meeting the requirements of 42 CFR § 484.36(b).
- Have good verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills.
- Have a valid driver's license and a reliable, insured automobile for making home visits.
- Maintain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.
Responsibilities
- Perform assigned personal-care services promptly and attend to patients' requests.
- Meet patient safety needs and use equipment safely and properly.
- Provide baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and bed-linen changes as assigned.
- Assist patients with dressing and undressing.
- Assist with patient meals.
- Provide skin care and observe patients' skin to help prevent tissue breakdown over bony prominences.
- Report patients' conditions and significant changes to the assigned supervisory nurse.
- Assist with ambulation and exercise as instructed by the primary care nurse or therapist.
- Offer and assist with bedpans and urinals.
- Provide assigned light-laundry assistance.
- Perform range-of-motion exercises and other simple procedures as ordered when competency has been demonstrated.
- Provide respite for the patient's family or caregiver when on-site, as appropriate.
- Keep the patient's living area clean and orderly as assigned.
- Follow the organization's documentation, care procedures, and standards of personal and professional conduct.
- Respect the patient, family, or caregiver environment and the patient's personal needs.